CPU Comparison

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Intel

INTEL

Intel Core i7-12700F

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 12 Cores / 20 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.1 Base / 4.9 GHz Turbo

CACHE 25 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2022

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Intel

INTEL

Core i7-8700

CORE STATE Coffee Lake

CORE SPECS 6 Cores / 12 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.2 Base / 4.6 GHz Turbo

CACHE 12 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Coffee Lake

nm

PROCESS 14 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2017

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

8,733

N/A

3dmark_2_threads

1,983

N/A

3dmark_4_threads

3,837

N/A

3dmark_8_threads

6,667

N/A

3dmark_max_threads

9,403

N/A

3dmark_single_thread

1,005

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

2,608

1,092

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

368

154

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

10,869

4,553

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,534

642

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

25,880

10,841

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

3,653

1,530

geekbench_multicore

11,821

N/A

geekbench_singlecore

2,394

N/A

passmark_data_compression

384,463

187,009

passmark_data_encryption

20,185

4,488

passmark_extended_instructions

24,783

12,432

passmark_find_prime_numbers

98

35

passmark_floating_point_math

81,804

27,839

passmark_integer_math

107,013

44,881

passmark_multithread

30,445

12,756

passmark_physics

1,488

732

passmark_random_string_sorting

39,852

23,963

passmark_single_thread

3,850

2,629

passmark_singlethread

3,850

2,629

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i7-12700F

i7-8700

Core Specs

Cores

12

6 -50.0%

Threads

20

12 -40.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

2.1

3.2 +52.4%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.9

4.6 -6.1%

Frequency (GHz)

2.1

3.2 +52.4%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.9

4.6 -6.1%

Multiplier

21

32 +52.4%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

64 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1.25 MB (per core)

256 KB (per core)

L3 Cache

25 MB (shared)

12 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

65

65 0.0%

PL1

65W

—

PL2

180W

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Architecture

Architecture

Alder Lake

Coffee Lake

Codename

Alder Lake-S

Coffee Lake

Generation

Core i7 (Alder Lake-S)

Core i7 (Coffee Lake)

Process Size

10 nm

14 nm

Die Size

215 mm²

154 mm²

Foundry

Intel

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4, DDR5

DDR4

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

—

42.7 GB/s

ECC Memory

No

No

DDR4 Speed

3200 MT/s

—

DDR5 Speed

4800 MT/s

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Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Intel Socket 1151

Chipsets

Intel 600 Series, Intel 700 Series

Intel 300 Series, Intel 100/200 Series*

PCIe

Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Intel Hybrid

Hybrid Cores

P-Cores: 8 E-Cores: 4

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E-Core Frequency

1600 MHz up to 3.6 GHz

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Graphics

Integrated Graphics

—

UHD Graphics 630

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

End-of-life

Launch Price

$324

$303

Part Number

SRL4R

SR3QS

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-LGA1151

Tj Max

100°C

—

Bundled Cooler

Laminar RM1

E97379-001

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