Essentials
Product Collection	12th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Code Name	Products formerly Alder Lake
Vertical Segment	Desktop
Processor Number	i7-12700
Status	Launched
Launch Date	Q1'22
Lithography	Intel 7
CPU Specifications
Total Cores	12
# of Performance-cores	8
# of Efficient-cores	4
Total Threads	20
Max Turbo Frequency	4.90 GHz
Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Frequency*	4.90 GHz
Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency	4.80 GHz
Performance-core Base Frequency	2.10 GHz
Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency	3.60 GHz
Efficient-core Base Frequency	1.60 GHz
Cache	25 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Total L2 Cache	12 MB
Processor Base Power	65 W
Maximum Turbo Power	180 W
Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	128 GB
Memory Types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s; Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max # of Memory Channels	2
Max Memory Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics*	Intel® UHD Graphics 770
Graphics Base Frequency	300 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.50 GHz
Graphics Output	eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1
Execution Units	32
Max Resolution (HDMI)*	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max Resolution (DP)*	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)*	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
DirectX Support	12
OpenGL Support	4.5
Multi-Format Codec Engines	2
Intel® Quick Sync Video	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology	Yes
# of Displays Supported*	4
Device ID	0x4680
OpenCL Support	2.1
Expansion Options
Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision	4.0
Max # of DMI Lanes	8
Scalability	1S Only
PCI Express Revision	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express Configurations*	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	20
Package Specifications
Max CPU Configuration	1
Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2020C
T JUNCTION	100°C
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator	3.0
Intel® Thread Director	Yes
Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost)	Yes
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported*	Yes
Intel® Speed Shift Technology	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0*	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology*	2.0
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology*	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)*	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)*	Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)*	Yes
Intel® 64*	Yes
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)	Yes
Security & Reliability
Intel® AES New Instructions	Yes
Secure Key	Yes
Intel® OS Guard	Yes
Execute Disable Bit*	Yes
Intel® Boot Guard	Yes
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)	Yes
Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology	Yes