Essentials
Product Collection
12th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Code Name
Products formerly Alder Lake
Vertical Segment
Desktop
Processor Number 
i7-12700
 
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
Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency 
3.60 GHz
Performance-core Base Frequency
2.10 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