Intel Core i7-12700E Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i7-12700E has 12 cores with 20 threads and is based on the 12. gen of the Intel Core i7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1700 socket and was released in Q1/2022. The Intel Core i7-12700E scores 1,665 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 10,170 points.
Intel Core i7-12700E

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i7-12700E
Family: Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU group: Intel Core i 12000 (34)
Architecture: Alder Lake S
Technology: 10 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 12
Predecessor: --
Successor: Intel Core i7-13700E

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-12700E has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-12700E is 2.10 GHz (4.80 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 12 / 20
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core: 8x Golden Cove
B-Core: 4x Gracemont
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.10 GHz (4.80 GHz)
B-Core Frequency: 1.60 GHz (3.60 GHz)

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-12700E has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-12700E uses the Intel UHD Graphics 770, which has 256 texture shaders and 32 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU frequency: 0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.50 GHz
Compute units: 32
Shader: 256
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q4/2021
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 11
Direct X: 12
Technology: 10 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 64 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: Decode
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 128 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR5-4800
DDR4-3200
76.8 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
Max. Memory: 128 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 5.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth: 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): 180 W
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-12700E is made in 10 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 37.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 10 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1700
L2-Cache: 12.00 MB
L3-Cache: 25.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release date: Q1/2022
Release price: 344 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-12700E have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
2481
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
2472
Intel Core i5-12600KF Intel Core i5-12600KF
10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
2472
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
2459
Intel Core i3-14100T Intel Core i3-14100T
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
2415
Intel Core i5-13490F Intel Core i5-13490F
10C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
2414
Intel Core i7-12700T Intel Core i7-12700T
12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
2389

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
11500
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz
11453
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz
11453
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
11321
Intel Core i7-12700T Intel Core i7-12700T
12C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
11303
Intel Core i9-11900KF Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
11167
Intel Core i7-12700TE Intel Core i7-12700TE
12C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
11080

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1679
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1674
Intel Core i9-11900T Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1674
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1665
Intel Core i3-12100T Intel Core i3-12100T
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1654
Intel Core i5-12400 Intel Core i5-12400
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1647
Intel Core i5-12400F Intel Core i5-12400F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1647

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz
10224
Intel Core i9-7900X Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
10199
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
10195
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
10170
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
10154
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
10097
Intel Xeon E-2378 Intel Xeon E-2378
8C 16T @ 2.60 GHz
9986

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i9-12900 Intel Core i9-12900
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794
Intel Core i9-12900T Intel Core i9-12900T
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge) @ 1.03 GHz
787
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHz
768
Intel Core i7-5850EQ Intel Core i7-5850EQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.00 GHz
768
Intel Core i7-12700TE Intel Core i7-12700TE
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHz
768
Intel Core i7-12700K Intel Core i7-12700K
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHz
768

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
6C 12T @ 5.30 GHz
28953
Intel Xeon Gold 6210U Intel Xeon Gold 6210U
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz
28921
Intel Core i9-9940X Intel Core i9-9940X
14C 28T @ 4.20 GHz
28390
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
28279
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
28090
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
28084
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700GE
8C 16T @ 3.65 GHz
28040

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