This 12th generation desktop processor's 12 cores combine the performance of four Efficient-cores and eight 3.6 GHz Performance-cores, thanks to a Hybrid Core architecture and the Intel 7 process.
The Intel Thread Director guarantees that the two function together flawlessly by dynamically and intelligently assigning tasks to the appropriate core at the appropriate moment to maximize performance.
This Intel Core i7-12700KF 12-Core LGA 1700 Processor also has a Turbo Boost Max 3.0 frequency of 5 GHz and a 25MB cache for fast and reliable performance.
To help operate and multitask a variety of demanding programs, the Core i7-12700KF supports up to PCI Express 5.0 and dual-channel DDR5 memory at 4800 MHz.
You can boost the performance of this processor by overclocking it.
Intel Trusted Execution Technology for Safer Computing is a versatile set of hardware extensions for Intel processors and chipsets that offer security capabilities to the digital office platform such as measured launch and protected execution.
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) adds support for IA-32 (VT-x) and Itanium processor (VT-i) virtualization to the current support for IA-32 (VT-x) and Itanium processor (VT-i) virtualization.
End users can use Intel VT-d to increase system security and stability, as well as the performance of I/O devices in virtualized settings.
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) allows a single hardware platform to act as numerous "virtual" systems at the same time.
When paired with supporting software, Intel 64 architecture enables 64-bit computing on server, workstation, desktop, and mobile platforms.
By allowing systems to address more than 4 GB of virtual and physical memory, Intel 64 architecture boosts performance.
Like its predecessor, Intel Clear Video Technology, Intel Clear Video HD Technology is a set of image decoding and processing technologies built into integrated processor graphics that improve video playback by delivering cleaner, sharper images, more natural, accurate, and vivid colors, and a clear and stable video picture.
The CPU cache is a section of fast memory on the processor.
The design known as Intel Smart Cache allows all cores to dynamically share access to the last level cache.
Intel AES New Instructions (Intel AES-NI) are a set of instructions that enable data encryption and decryption to be done quickly and securely.
Over HDMI 1.4 and premium audio, Intel InTru 3D Technology delivers stereoscopic 3-D Blu-ray playing in full 1080p resolution.
When the processor is idle, idle states (C-states) are used to save power. The operational state is C0, which indicates that the CPU is performing useful tasks.
Intel Turbo Boost Technology uses thermal and power headroom to dynamically increase the processor's frequency as needed, giving you a burst of speed when you need it and increased energy efficiency when you don't.
The maximum single core frequency at which the processor can operate using Intel Turbo Boost Technology and, if available, Intel Thermal Velocity Boost is known as the max turbo frequency.
Gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second, is the most common unit of frequency measurement.
Disable is the command to use.
Two processing threads per physical core are provided by Intel Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel HT Technology).
Highly threaded programs can complete tasks faster by doing more work in parallel.
The basic set of commands and instructions that a microprocessor knows and can carry out is referred to as an instruction set.
The value displayed indicates the Intel instruction set this processor supports.
Intel Quick Sync Video allows for quick video conversion for portable media players, online sharing, video editing, and publishing.
The Intel vPro platform is a collection of hardware and software that may be used to create business computing endpoints that offer high performance, built-in security, modern manageability, and platform stability.
Second Level Address Translation (SLAT), commonly known as Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT), accelerates memory-intensive virtualized applications.
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology is a cutting-edge technology that enables great performance while still addressing the power-saving requirements of mobile computers.
Separation of Voltage and Frequency Changes, as well as Clock Partitioning and Recovery, are among the design concepts used in Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology.
Intel Clear Video Technology is a set of image decoding and processing technologies embedded into integrated CPU graphics that improve video playing by providing cleaner, sharper images, more natural, accurate, and vibrant colors, and a clear and stable video picture.
Intel Secure Key is made up of a digital random number generator that generates truly random values in order to make encryption methods more secure.
Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency refers to the processor's maximum single core frequency when using Intel Turbo Boost Technology.
Gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second, is the most common unit of frequency measurement.
Developers can split their code and data into CPU-hardened trusted execution environments (TEEs) using Intel SGX.
When the same operations are done on many data objects, Instruction Set Extensions are additional instructions that can improve performance.
SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions) and AVX are two examples (Advanced Vector Extensions).
The temperature of the core is detected by an on-die Digital Thermal Sensor (DTS), and thermal management capabilities minimize package power consumption and hence temperature when necessary to stay below normal operating parameters.
Intel Optane persistent memory is a cutting-edge non-volatile memory layer that lies between memory and storage and provides massive, inexpensive memory capacity with DRAM-like performance.
Intel Optane permanent memory helps revolutionize essential memory constrained workloads, such as cloud, databases, in-memory analytics, virtualization, and content delivery networks, by providing significant system-level memory capacity when paired with standard DRAM.
Intel Memory Protection Extensions (Intel MPX) is a set of hardware features that software can use in conjunction with compiler improvements to ensure that memory references intended at compile time do not become unsafe at runtime owing to buffer overflow or underflow.
Intel Device Protection Technology with Boot Guard guards the system's pre-OS environment against viruses and harmful software.
Intel Transactional Synchronization Extensions (Intel TSX) are a collection of instructions that increase multi-threaded software performance by adding hardware transactional memory capabilities.
| Processor family | Intel Core i7-12xxx |
| Processor cores | 12 |
| Processor socket | LGA 1700 |
| Component for | PC |
| Processor model | i7-12700KF |
| Processor threads | 20 |
| Processor operating modes | 64-bit |
| Processor cache | 25 MB |
| Processor cache type | Smart Cache |
| Box | |
| Processor boost frequency | 5 GHz |
| Processor codename | Alder Lake |
| Maximum internal memory supported by processor | 128 GB |
| Memory types supported by processor | DDR4-SDRAM, DDR5-SDRAM |
| Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max) | 76.8 GB/s |
| Memory channels | Dual-channel |
| Memory bandwidth (max) | 76.8 GB/s |
| On-board graphics adapter | |
| Discrete graphics adapter | |
| Discrete graphics adapter model | Not available |
| Execute Disable Bit | |
| Idle States | |
| Thermal Monitoring Technologies | |
| Maximum number of PCI Express lanes | 20 |
| PCI Express slots version | 4.0,5.0 |
| PCI Express configurations | 1x16+1x4,2x8+1x4 |
| Supported instruction sets | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX 2.0 |
| CPU configuration (max) | 1 |
| Thermal solution specification | PCG 2020A |
| Embedded options available | |
| Scalability | 1S |
| Market segment | Desktop |
| Harmonized System (HS) code | 8542310001 |
| Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) | 5A992CN3 |
| Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System (CCATS) | G167599 |
| Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) | |
| Intel® Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 |
| Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) | |
| Intel® Speed Shift Technology | |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology | |
| Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) | |
| Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD) | |
| Intel® Secure Key | |
| Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | |
| Intel® Boot Guard | |
| Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 | |
| Intel 64 | |
| Mode-based Execute Control (MBE) | Y |
| Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | |
| Intel® OS Guard | |
| Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready | |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) |
| Tjunction | 100 °C |
| Launch date | Q4'21 |
| Status | Launched |
| Processor package size | 45 x 37.5 mm |
| Maximum internal memory | 128 GB |
| 4.0 | |
| 190 | |
| Intel | |
| Y | |
| 4 | |
| 4.9 | |
| 8 | |
| Y | |
| PC/Client/Tablet | |
| 3.6 | |
| 5 | |
| 8 | |
| 3.8 | |
| Y | |
| Retail box | |
| 2.7 | |
| 125 | |
| Gaming, Content Creation |
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