Intel Core i7-12700E Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-03

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.

CPU lineage
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Name:	Intel Core i7-12700E
Family:	Intel Core i7 (298)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 12000 (34)
Architecture:	Alder Lake S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
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)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

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 type:	Memory bandwidth:
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.

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

Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 2.10 GHz (4.80 GHz)

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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 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.


	Intel Core i9-11900T 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	1674
	Intel Core i5-1340P 12C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1671
	Intel Core Ultra 5 135H 14C 18T @ 4.60 GHz	1667
	Intel Core i7-12700E 12C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	1665
	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1665
	Intel Core i3-12100T 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1654
	AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 8C 16T @ 4.75 GHz	1652

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 18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz	10224
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	10199
	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz	10195
	Intel Core i7-12700E 12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	10170
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz	10154
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	10126
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	10097

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	2472
	Intel Core i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	2472
	Intel Core i7-1360P 12C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	2463
	Intel Core i7-12700E 12C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	2459
	Intel Core i7-1355U 10C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	2458
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	2456
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	2456

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G 6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz	11453
	Intel Core i7-12700H 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	11424
	Intel Core i7-12700HL 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	11424
	Intel Core i7-12700E 12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	11321
	Intel Core i7-12700T 12C 20T @ 3.20 GHz	11303
	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16C 22T @ 4.50 GHz	11274
	Intel Core i9-11900KF 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	11167

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.


	AMD A12-9700P AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz	782
	AMD A12-9720P AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz	782
	AMD FX-9800P AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz	782
	Intel Core i7-12700E Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHz	768
	Intel Core i5-14600 Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHz	768
	Intel Core i5-13600HX Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.50 GHz	768
	Intel Core i5-13600K 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 7 7840HS 8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz	28412
	Intel Core i9-9940X 14C 28T @ 4.20 GHz	28390
	AMD EPYC 7401P 24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz	28283
	Intel Core i7-12700E 12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	28279
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	28090
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	28084
	Intel Xeon W-2275 14C 28T @ 4.00 GHz	28033

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,039 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
516 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

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