Intel · Alder Lake
Intel Core i7-12700K: specs, benchmarks and comparison
- 12 cores / 20 threads
- up to 5 GHz
- LGA1700
- Render rank
- 36 of 89
- among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 40% of the leader
- Launch price
- $409
- MSRP, US
- Release
- 2021
- Base power
- 125 W
Performance
Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.
Blender Benchmark 2.83
CPU, bmw27 (CPU)
102.15 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Blender Benchmark 4.5.0
CPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom
288 samples/min
higher is better
Nearest models in this benchmark
Median of 108 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (17)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 303 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 313 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 317 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.0.0 | 286 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 279 samples/min | 34 of 72 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 276 samples/min | 35 of 80 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.2.0 | 277 samples/min | 34 of 84 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.1.0 | 276 samples/min | 19 of 52 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 286 samples/min | 21 of 65 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 295 samples/min | 17 of 52 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.5.0 | 307 samples/min | 13 of 40 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.4.0 | 309 samples/min | 11 of 36 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.3.0 | 330 samples/min | 10 of 29 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.2.1 | 311 samples/min | 6 of 19 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.2.0 | 315 samples/min | 3 of 4 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.1.0 | 310 samples/min | 5 of 19 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.0.1 | 319 samples/min | 4 of 8 |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Cores and clocks
- Cores
- 12 (8P + 4E)
- Threads
- 20
- Base clock
- 3.6 GHz
- Max clock (Boost/Turbo)
- 5 GHz
Cache
- L2 cache
- 12 MB
- L3 cache
- 25 MB
Platform
- Socket
- LGA1700
- Process node
- Intel 7
Memory and interfaces
- Memory type
- DDR4, DDR5
- Memory channels
- 2
- Official memory speed
- 4,800 MT/s
- Max memory capacity
- 128 GB
- PCI Express
- PCIe 5.0 and 4.0, 20 lanes
- Integrated graphics
- Intel UHD Graphics 770
Power
- Processor Base Power (Intel)
- 125 W
- Maximum Turbo Power (Intel)
- 190 W
Checked against the manufacturer’s official page on 2026-11-08. Fields missing from the page are left empty (unknown). Intel lists the release quarter: Q4'21. Memory speed: DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200.
Specifications: Intel, checked November 8, 2026. Launch price: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Other LGA1700 CPUs
Same socket, so you can compare without changing the platform. Check support on a specific board in the board maker’s list.