| Essentials |  | 
  
    | Product 
      Collection | 12th 
      Generation Intel Core i7 Processors | 
  
    | Code 
      Name | Products 
      formerly Alder Lake | 
  
    | Vertical 
      Segment | Desktop | 
  
    | Processor 
      Number | i7-12700F | 
  
    | Status | Launched | 
  
    | Launch 
      Date | Q1'22 | 
  
    | Lithography | Intel 
      7 | 
  
    | Use 
      Conditions | PC/Client/Tablet | 
  
    | 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 | 
  
    | 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 | 
  
    | Expansion 
      Options |  | 
  
    | Direct 
      Media Interface (DMI) Revision | 4 | 
  
    | 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 |  | 
  
    | Sockets 
      Supported | FCLGA1700 | 
  
    | Max 
      CPU Configuration | 1 | 
  
    | Thermal 
      Solution Specification | PCG 
      2020C | 
  
    | TJUNCTION | 100C | 
  
    | Package 
      Size | 45.0 
      mm x 37.5 mm | 
  
    | Advanced 
      Technologies |  | 
  
    | Intel 
      Gaussian & Neural Accelerator | 3 | 
  
    | 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 | 
  
    | 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 (MBEC) | Yes | 
  
    | Intel 
      Control-Flow Enforcement Technology | Yes |