Intel Core i7 12700K 3.6GHz 12 Core 25MB 125W
CPU
Background on Intel 12th Gen Core Series CPUs (Alder Lake)
12th Gen Intel Core Processors, code named Alder Lake, are a refresh of their consumer CPU line with improvements to both overall core count and per-core performance. These chips are built using Intel's 7nm manufacturing process, which saves a lot of space compared to previous generations and thus allows for more circuitry to be packed into the die. Intel has used that space savings to introduce the idea of additional "efficiency cores", which run at a lower clock speed and allow for background tasks to be offloaded from the main "performance cores". Alternatively, in a heavily threaded application, both sets of cores can work together to improve overall processing speed.
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Specifications:
| Product Line | Core i7 |
| Code Name | Alder Lake |
| Socket | 1700 |
| Process | 7 nm |
| Total Number of Cores | 12 |
| Number of Efficient Cores | 4 |
| Base Clock Speed | 3.60 GHz |
| Efficient Core Base Clock Speed | 2.70 GHz |
| Hyperthreading | Yes |
| Turbo Boost | Yes |
| Max. Turbo Boost | 5.00 GHz |
| Efficient Core Max Turbo Boost | 3.80 GHz |
| Bus Type | DMI4 |
| QPI Speed | 16 GT/s |
| Thermal Output | 125 W |
| PCI-E Lanes | 20 |
| Max Temperature | 100 C |
| Cache | |
| L2 | 12MB |
| Smart Cache | 25MB |
| Onboard Graphics | |
| Processor Type | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| Core Speed | 1,500 MHz |
| DirectX Version | 12 |
| Cores on Die | 32 |
| # of Displays Supported | 4 |
| Memory Specification | |
| Memory Type | DDR5 |
| Maximum Frequency | 4800 |
| Advanced Technologies | |
| Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | Yes |
| Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | Yes |
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