Intel Core i7-12700K
The Intel Core i7-12700K is a high end CPU for desktops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was first announced in November 2021 and offers 8 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores. The performance cores (P-cores) support HyperThreading, leading to 20 Threads that can be processed at once. The performance cores can clock with up to 5 GHz (Turbo Boost Max 3.0), the efficiency cores can clock with up to 3.9 GHz. All cores can use 25 MB Smart Cache. The integrated memory controller supports up to 128 GB DDR5 with 4800 MT/s (dual channel).
Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficiency cores for the best performance.
The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and called Intel UHD Graphics 770. It clocks between 300 and 1.5 GHz.
For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost. Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC and AV1 decode in hardware.
Performance
The average 12700K in our database is way ahead of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and Ryzen 9 3900X, as far as multi-thread loads are concerned, while, perhaps a little disappointingly, lagging behind Ryzen 9 3950X . The Core i7 is a truly powerful CPU, if a little power-hungry. More on this below.
Power consumption
This Core i7 has a Base power consumption of 125 W, with 190 W being its highest Intel-recommended Turbo power consumption. The CPU is manufactured on Intel's third-gen 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for decent, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.
Series Intel Alder Lake-S Codename Alder Lake Series: Alder Lake-S Alder Lake Clock Rate 3600 - 5000 MHz Level 2 Cache 12 MB Level 3 Cache 25 MB Number of Cores / Threads 12 / 20 Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) 125 Watt Manufacturing Technology 10 nm Max. Temperature 100 °C Socket LGA1700 Features Intel UHD Graphics 770, DDR5 4800 MT/s, DDR4 3200 MT/s GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 (300 - 1500 MHz)64 Bit 64 Bit support Architecture x86 Starting Price $409 U.S. Announcement Date 11/05/2021 Product Link (external) Intel Alder Lake-S i7-12700K
Benchmarks Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
63.4 pt (71%)
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 17003 avg: 19784 median: 19784 (32%) max: 22565 Points
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 75% 100%
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Intel Core i5-13400F -20%
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1806 avg: 1851 median: 1850.5 (81%) max: 1895 Points
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 95% 100%
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Intel Core i5-13400F -6%
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 731 avg: 736 median: 735.5 (85%) max: 740 Points
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 100% 99%
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 6953 avg: 7801 median: 7800.5 (33%) max: 8648 Points
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 80% 100%
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
3325 Points (34%)
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0 170 340 510 680 850 1020 1190 1360 1530 1700 1870 2040 2210 2380 2550 2720 2890 3060 3230 Tooltip Intel Core i7-12700K: Ø3121 (3053.2-3310.16)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
272 Points (83%)
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
38.4 Points (54%)
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.3 Points (10%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
9305 points (76%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
63484 points (72%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
102539 Points (74%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
15179 Points (83%)
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Intel Core i5-13400F -8%
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
171.2 s (2%)
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Intel Core i7-980X EE -9%
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 4842%
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
2.7 s (1%)
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10389 points (60%)
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 65508 avg: 73439 median: 73438.5 (45%) max: 81369 MIPS
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 81% 100%
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 6117 avg: 6270 median: 6269.5 (75%) max: 6422 MIPS
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 100% 95%
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
179 fps (65%)
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz -99%
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
349.5 fps (82%)
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Intel Core i5-13400F -10%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 14.9 avg: 20.5 median: 20.5 (44%) max: 26.1 fps
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 57% 100%
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Intel Core i5-13400F -6%
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Tooltip Eurocom Raptor X15: Ø16.3 (1.45-30.9)
Intel Core i7-12700K: Ø26.7 (1.82-40.4)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.6 GB/s (0%)
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.8 GB/s (0%)
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
15.7 GB/s (0%)
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Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 152.3 avg: 173.1 median: 173.1 (1%) max: 193.9 Seconds
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 100% 100%
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R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.412 avg: 0.4 median: 0.4 (9%) max: 0.423 sec
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 100% 100%
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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
16827 Points (36%)
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.3 s (2%)
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 6203%
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
16.6 s (1%)
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
387 s (2%)
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 5718%
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
93250 Points (87%)
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Intel Core i5-13400F -16%
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 23129 avg: 24947 median: 24947 (69%) max: 26765 Points
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 86% 100%
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Intel Core i5-13400F -5%
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
109742 Points (71%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
112268 Points (93%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
109389 Points (92%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 21804 avg: 23017 median: 23017 (58%) max: 24230 Points
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 90% 100%
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 31240 avg: 34160 median: 34159.5 (63%) max: 37079 Points
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 84% 100%
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 13915 avg: 15550 median: 15550 (77%) max: 17185 Points
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 81% 100%
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Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1890 avg: 1912 median: 1911.5 (83%) max: 1933 points
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 100% 98%
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Intel Core i5-13400F -6%
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Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12475 avg: 14016 median: 14016 (49%) max: 15557 points
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 80% 100%
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1835 avg: 1841 median: 1840.5 (8%) max: 1846 points
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 100% 99%
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Intel Core i5-13400F -7%
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12318 avg: 13879 median: 13879 (44%) max: 15440 points
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 80% 100%
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Intel Core i5-13400F -13%
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Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
8133 points (84%)
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Intel Core i5-13400F -6%
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Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
55786 points (62%)
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 496 avg: 498 median: 498 (1%) max: 500 ms
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 100% 100%
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WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 301 avg: 303.5 median: 303.5 (75%) max: 306 Points
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 98% 100%
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Intel Core i5-13400F -3%
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CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1999 Points (77%)
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Intel Core i5-13400F -3%
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Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 132.1 avg: 206.6 median: 206.6 (36%) max: 281 Watt
CPU TDP 70 W TDP 190 W 150% 100%
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Intel Core i5-13400F 4%
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 Tooltip Eurocom Raptor X15: Ø132.1 (121.5-182.5)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
278.2 Watt (58%)
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
12 Points per Watt (14%)
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance