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Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i7-12700

Intel Core i7-12700H

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The Intel Core i7-12700H is a high-end mobile CPU for laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers 6 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 8 efficiency cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 20 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.3 to 4.7 GHz on the performance cluster and 1.7 - 3.5 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6920HQ). All cores can use up to 24 MB L3 cache. Compared to the 12900H, the 12700H is lower clocked and offers only "Essentials" vPro features.

Performance

The average 12700H in our database wins a very important battle by being ever-so-slightly faster than the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX in multi-thread benchmarks while, perhaps even more importantly, nearly matching multi-thread benchmark scores of the more costly Core i9-12900H to be a great bang for the buck overall.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 101 W, the Legion 5 15IAH7H 82RB is among the fastest laptops built around the 12700H that we know of. It can be nearly 60% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, and LPDDR4x-4267. The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). 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. The CPU only supports PCIe 4.0 (x8 for a GPU and two x4 for SSDs).

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe architecture and offers 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.4 GHz.

Power consumption

This Core i7 series chip has a "minimum assured" power consumption of 35 W, with 45 W being its Base power consumption. The CPU's highest Intel-recommended Turbo power consumption sits at 115 W.

The i7-12700H is built with Intel's 4th generation 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i7-12700

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The Intel Core i7-12700F is a fast eight-core desktop processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, which was introduced in November 2021. The processor offers a base clock of 3.3 GHz and reaches up to 4.9 GHz in Turbo. In the same way, the Intel Core i7-12700K the Core i7-12700F is based on a hybrid architecture of 8P and 4E cores. The innovations of the Alder Lake-S processor compared to Rocket Lake, together with the smaller 10 nm manufacturing process, are clearly noticeable. The Intel Core i7-12700 does not offer a free multiplier, which means that overclocking is not possible.

Performance

Compared to the Intel Core i7-11700 , performance has been increased with a better IPC. The additional e-cores are also clearly noticeable in multi-threaded applications. Overall, this provides a noticeable performance boost, which also has an effect on all application areas. The 4 E-Cores provide the P-Cores with significantly more power. If all requirements are met, Intel Turbo Boost 3.0can increase the clock rate of the P-Cores to up to 4.9 GHz. The E-cores also offer a turbo and clock up to 3.6 GHz.

Graphics unit

The Intel Core i7-12700 is a processor with an integrated graphics unit. However, with the Intel UHD Graphics 770 there is only a simple iGPU which is only suitable for office use.

Power consumption

The TDP of the Intel Core i7-12700 is 65 watts, with the option to consume up to 180 watts in Turbo mode. If all restrictions are deactivated in the BIOS, the PL2 value can be achieved permanently. However, a high-quality and powerful cooling unit should be used for this.

ModelIntel Core i7-12700HIntel Core i7-12700
CodenameAlder Lake-HAlder Lake
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-SIntel Alder Lake-S
Clock1700 - 4700 MHz3300 - 4900 MHz
L1 Cache1.2 MB1 MB
L2 Cache11.5 MB12 MB
L3 Cache24 MB25 MB
Cores / Threads14 / 2012 / 20
TDP45 Watt65 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1744LGA 1700
FeaturesDDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 4, Thr. Dir., DL Boost, GNA, vPro Ess., MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
iGPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1400 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770 (300 - 1500 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comwww.intel.de
Series: Alder Lake-S Alder Lake
Intel Core i9-12900K compare3.2 - 5.2 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900 compare2.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 24 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700K compare2.7 - 5 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700F compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700 « 3.3 - 4.9 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12600K compare2.8 - 4.9 GHz10 / 16 cores20 MB L3
Die Size215 mm2
$349 U.S.

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-12700H
38.4 pt (64%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-12700
41.2 pt (69%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 101     avg: 104     median: 104 (52%)     max: 107 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 617     avg: 732     median: 731.5 (14%)     max: 846 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 10300     avg: 15811     median: 16307.5 (15%)     max: 19330 Points
21751 Points (20%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1660     avg: 1775     median: 1782 (72%)     max: 1826 Points
1894 Points (77%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 640     avg: 685     median: 688.5 (75%)     max: 704 Points
731 Points (80%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 3981     avg: 5999     median: 6070 (15%)     max: 7407 Points
8338 Points (20%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1522     avg: 2529     median: 2604.6 (16%)     max: 2916 Points
3151 Points (20%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 231     avg: 255.6     median: 256 (71%)     max: 263 Points
272 Points (75%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 18.61     avg: 24.6     median: 23.7 (31%)     max: 31.46 Points
36.9 Points (48%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.97     avg: 3     median: 3 (71%)     max: 3.13 Points
3.3 Points (78%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 8835     avg: 8869     median: 8857 (54%)     max: 8916 Points
9171 Points (55%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 36361     avg: 48552     median: 52866 (38%)     max: 56428 Points
60892 Points (44%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 57276     avg: 74674     median: 75147 (48%)     max: 91600 Points
103354 Points (66%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 14332     avg: 14384     median: 14342 (17%)     max: 14478 Points
15091 Points (18%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 236.133     avg: 364     median: 364 (4%)     max: 491.806 s
272.8 s (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 3.296     avg: 4.7     median: 4.7 (1%)     max: 6.166 s
2.9 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 7669     avg: 7950     median: 7950 (13%)     max: 8231 Points
9328 Points (15%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 41015     avg: 60780     median: 61768 (35%)     max: 73067 MIPS
78331 MIPS (45%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5108     avg: 5699     median: 5763 (68%)     max: 5972 MIPS
6292 MIPS (74%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 91     avg: 118.4     median: 118.4 (3%)     max: 145.75 fps
172.4 fps (4%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 242     avg: 269.8     median: 269.8 (7%)     max: 297.5 fps
347 fps (9%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 9.06     avg: 16.9     median: 16.6 (29%)     max: 21.8 fps
25.5 fps (45%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.884     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (34%)     max: 1.4 GB/s
1.5 GB/s (44%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 1.5     avg: 2     median: 2 (34%)     max: 2.5 GB/s
2.7 GB/s (47%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 8.4     avg: 11.6     median: 11.6 (30%)     max: 14.8 GB/s
14.5 GB/s (38%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 291     avg: 398.6     median: 395 (5%)     max: 541 Seconds
242 Seconds (3%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 168     avg: 216.8     median: 215 (2%)     max: 299 Seconds
151 Seconds (1%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4441     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (10%)     max: 0.505 sec
0.4 sec (9%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 11838     avg: 14130     median: 13918 (30%)     max: 17593 Points
15390 Points (33%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.849     avg: 7.9     median: 7.9 (2%)     max: 7.915 s
7.5 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 17.324     avg: 17.5     median: 17.5 (1%)     max: 17.72 s
16.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
428.6 s (2%)
400.4 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 38383     avg: 59592     median: 63734 (49%)     max: 72328 Points
72464 Points (56%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 11068     avg: 21001     median: 21602.5 (53%)     max: 24999 Points
27022 Points (67%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 80040     avg: 87409     median: 87334 (71%)     max: 94429 Points
86815 Points (71%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 80080     avg: 87961     median: 89094 (72%)     max: 97853 Points
86587 Points (70%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 81700     avg: 87585     median: 86918 (70%)     max: 95561 Points
96264 Points (77%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 10336     avg: 18091     median: 18529 (47%)     max: 20751 Points
23193 Points (59%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 2523     avg: 25703     median: 27097 (48%)     max: 30931 Points
34681 Points (62%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 5588     avg: 11367     median: 11850.5 (50%)     max: 14415 Points
16400 Points (69%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
min: 2388     avg: 2446     median: 2464 (57%)     max: 2486 Points
2602 Points (60%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
min: 8721     avg: 11196     median: 11748 (46%)     max: 13118 Points
13519 Points (52%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
min: 2243     avg: 2284     median: 2255 (72%)     max: 2354 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
min: 7988     avg: 9770     median: 8625 (35%)     max: 12698 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1590     avg: 1746     median: 1755 (59%)     max: 1851 Points
1924 Points (65%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6833     avg: 11806     median: 12110.5 (22%)     max: 13745 Points
14961 Points (27%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1603     avg: 1682     median: 1690.5 (7%)     max: 1762 Points
1845 Points (8%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6784     avg: 11071     median: 11715.5 (37%)     max: 12831 Points
14883 Points (47%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 7058     avg: 7418     median: 7510 (75%)     max: 7608 Points
8059 Points (80%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 30898     avg: 44260     median: 45107 (44%)     max: 53199 Points
52676 Points (52%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 515     avg: 529     median: 526 (1%)     max: 585 ms
508 ms (1%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 80.5     avg: 93.6     median: 93.6 (1%)     max: 106.7 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 84532     avg: 87574     median: 88214.5 (58%)     max: 90357 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 212     avg: 254.4     median: 257 (67%)     max: 269 Points
268 Points (70%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 253     avg: 295.3     median: 297 (53%)     max: 324 Points
314 Points (56%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1492     avg: 1807     median: 1818 (67%)     max: 2017 Points
2016 Points (74%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 57.1     avg: 112.8     median: 100 (17%)     max: 187 Watt
327 Watt (56%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 54     avg: 129.2     median: 133.3 (24%)     max: 211 Watt
284 Watt (52%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 6.09     avg: 15.7     median: 12.5 (8%)     max: 39.3 Watt
82.7 Watt (55%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 6.93     avg: 17.1     median: 15.2 (11%)     max: 31.7 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 11.9     avg: 21     median: 19.8 (15%)     max: 38.1 Points per Watt

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