Intel Core i7-12700
12th‑gen Alder Lake Core i7‑12700 is a high-end 12C/20T LGA1700 CPU with UHD 770 for gaming and creator work; DDR4/DDR5 support and boxed cooler included.
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Product overview
Released in Q1 2022 as part of Intel’s 12th‑gen Alder Lake family, the Core i7‑12700 combines 8 Performance‑cores and 4 Efficient‑cores (12C/20T) with boost clocks up to 4.9 GHz. Positioned in the high_end tier, it exists to deliver strong gaming and creator throughput below Core i9 pricing on the LGA1700 platform, with support for either DDR4‑3200 or DDR5‑4800 and integrated UHD Graphics 770.
It’s a solid fit for 1440p gaming plus mixed workloads like streaming, video editing, and 3D rendering, while remaining efficient for office/productivity. Boxed units include Intel’s Laminar RM1 stock cooler. Intel has initiated discontinuance for this SKU: last orders are scheduled for July 24, 2026, with final shipments by January 22, 2027.
- 1440p gaming
- streaming
- video editing
- 3D rendering
- office/productivity
Product highlights
- Intel® Core® i7 Dodeca-core (12 Core) 2.10 GHz processor offers more cache space and the hyper-threading architecture delivers high performance for demanding applications with better onboard graphics and faster turbo boost
- The processor features Socket LGA-1700 socket for installation on the PCB
- 25 MB of L3 cache offers supreme performance for computation intensive apps
- Built-in Intel UHD Graphics 770 controller for improved graphics and visual quality. Supports up to 4 monitors.
Specifications
- Cores
- 12
- Threads
- 20
- Base clock
- 1.6 GHZ
- Boost clock
- 4.9 GHZ
- TDP
- 180 W
- Cache
- 25 MB
- Max Memory Size
- 128 GB
- ECC Support
- Yes
- Hyper Threading
- Yes
- Turbo Boost
- Yes
- Socket
- FCLGA1700
- Memory
- DDR4
- Ram Speed
- 4800 MHz
- Processor Generation
- 12
