Intel Core i7-12700HL Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i7-12700HL has 14 cores with 20 threads and is based on the 12. gen of the Intel Core i7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1744 socket and was released in Q3/2022. The Intel Core i7-12700HL scores 1,607 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 12,103 points.
Intel Core i7-12700HL

CPU lineage

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Name: Intel Core i7-12700HL
Family: Intel Core i7 (293)
CPU group: Intel Core i 12000H (23)
Architecture: Alder Lake H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 12
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-12700HL has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-12700HL is 2.30 GHz (4.70 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 14 / 20
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core: 6x Golden Cove
B-Core: 8x Gracemont
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.30 GHz (4.70 GHz)
B-Core Frequency: 1.70 GHz (3.50 GHz)

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-12700HL has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-12700HL uses the Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake), which has 768 texture shaders and 96 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency: 0.40 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.40 GHz
Compute units: 96
Shader: 768
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q1/2022
Max. displays: 4
Generation: 13
Direct X: 12.1
Technology: 10 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 32 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
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: Decode
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 64 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: 64 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 4.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth: 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 45 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): 45 W
TDP (PL2): 115 W
TDP up: 60 W
TDP down: 35 W
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-12700HL 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 35.50 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: BGA 1744
L2-Cache: 11.50 MB
L3-Cache: 24.00 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: Q3/2022
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-12700HL 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.


Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1811
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1807
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1807
Intel Core i7-12700HL Intel Core i7-12700HL
14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
1806
Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Core i7-12700H
14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
1806
Intel Core i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1804
AMD Ryzen 5 7645HX AMD Ryzen 5 7645HX
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
1802

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 7351 AMD EPYC 7351
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
17401
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
16C 22T @ 4.20 GHz
16825
Intel Core i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
16820
Intel Core i7-12700HL Intel Core i7-12700HL
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
16745
Intel Core i5-13490F Intel Core i5-13490F
10C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
16572
Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
16555
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 AMD Ryzen 9 3900
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
16555

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 9 5980HX AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1614
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz
1613
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1611
Intel Core i7-12700HL Intel Core i7-12700HL
14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
1607
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1607
Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Core i7-12700H
14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
1607
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
24C 48T @ 4.50 GHz
1604

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.
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz
12224
Intel Core i7-13800H Intel Core i7-13800H
14C 20T @ 4.50 GHz
12203
AMD EPYC 7351P AMD EPYC 7351P
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
12186
Intel Core i7-12700HL Intel Core i7-12700HL
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
12103
Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Core i7-12700H
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
12103
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
12024
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
11988

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 Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
2289
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 MediaTek Dimensity 9300
8C 8T @ 3.25 GHz
2287
AMD EPYC 9174F AMD EPYC 9174F
16C 32T @ 4.40 GHz
2286
Intel Core i7-12700HL Intel Core i7-12700HL
14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
2280
Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Core i7-12700H
14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
2280
Intel Core i3-13100F Intel Core i3-13100F
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
2272
Intel Core i3-13100 Intel Core i3-13100
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
2272

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 EPYC 7302P AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
11563
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
Intel Core i7-12700HL Intel Core i7-12700HL
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
11424
Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Core i7-12700H
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
11424
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

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
707
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
707
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
697
Intel Core i7-12700HL Intel Core i7-12700HL
14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
694
Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Core i7-12700H
14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
694
Intel Core i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
688
Intel Core i5-13400F Intel Core i5-13400F
10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
687

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
7444
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz
7244
Intel Core i9-12900HX Intel Core i9-12900HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
7197
Intel Core i7-12700HL Intel Core i7-12700HL
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
7170
Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Core i7-12700H
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
7170
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
7061
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
7003

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.
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
Apple A17 Pro (6 GPU Cores) @ 1.40 GHz
2147
Intel Core i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
2147
Intel Core i7-1195G7 Intel Core i7-1195G7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
2147
Intel Core i7-12700HL Intel Core i7-12700HL
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
2146
Intel Core i7-1370PE Intel Core i7-1370PE
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
2146
Intel Core i7-13800HE Intel Core i7-13800HE
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
2146
Intel Core i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
2146

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i7-9700K Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
134
Intel Core i7-9700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
134
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
132
Intel Core i7-12700HL Intel Core i7-12700HL
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
131
Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Core i7-12700H
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
131
Intel Core i5-11500 Intel Core i5-11500
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
129
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
129

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Intel Xeon Gold 6230
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz
26897
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
26815
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
26770
Intel Core i7-12700HL Intel Core i7-12700HL
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
26713
Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Core i7-12700H
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
26713
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
26499
Intel Core i5-13450HX Intel Core i5-13450HX
10C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
26380

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