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Revolutionary Performance and Multi-Tasking

Game and multi-task without compromise powered by Intel's new performance hybrid architecture on an unlocked processor.

Divide and Conquer

Intel's new performance hybrid architecture integrates two core families into a single CPU, keeping everything in your gaming universe running smoothly.

Performance Beyond the Cores

The new processor architecture is also compatible with the latest platform innovations, giving you performance improvements throughout your PC.

Ready for What's Next

Support for PCIe Gen 5 and DDR5 for high-performance components like memory and graphics.

Best-in-Class Connectivity

Thunderbolt™ 4 and Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6/6E (Gig+) deliver fast transfer speeds and connections to peripherals.4

Streamlined Overclocking

Separate overclocking controls for both types of cores give you nuanced personalization.5

12TH GEN INTEL® CORE™ DESKTOP PROCESSORS COMPARISONS

　 Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Processor Intel® Core™ i5-12400 Processor Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Processor Intel® Core™ i5-12600K Processor Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Processor Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Processor Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Processor Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Processor Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Processor Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Processor Intel® Core™ i9-12900KS Processor
Essentials
CPU Specifications
Total Cores 4 6 6 10 10 12 12 12 16 16 16
# of Performance-cores 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8
# of Efficient-cores 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8
Total Threads 8 12 12 16 16 20 20 20 24 24 24
Max Turbo Frequency 4.30 GHz 4.40 GHz 4.40 GHz 4.90 GHz 4.90 GHz 4.90 GHz 5.00 GHz 5.00 GHz 5.20 GHz 5.20 GHz 5.50 GHz
Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency 4.30 GHz 4.40 GHz 4.40 GHz 4.90 GHz 4.90 GHz 4.80 GHz 4.90 GHz 4.90 GHz 5.10 GHz 5.10 GHz 5.20 GHz
Performance-core Base Frequency 3.30 GHz 2.50 GHz 2.50 GHz 3.70 GHz 3.70 GHz 2.10 GHz 3.60 GHz 3.60 GHz 3.20 GHz 3.20 GHz 3.40 GHz
Cache 12 MB Intel® Smart Cache 18 MB Intel® Smart Cache 18 MB Intel® Smart Cache 20 MB Intel® Smart Cache 20 MB Intel® Smart Cache 25 MB Intel® Smart Cache 25 MB Intel® Smart Cache 25 MB Intel® Smart Cache 30 MB Intel® Smart Cache 30 MB Intel® Smart Cache 30 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Total L2 Cache 5 MB 7.5 MB 7.5 MB 9.5 MB 9.5 MB 12 MB 12 MB 12 MB 14 MB 14 MB 14 MB
Processor Base Power 58 W 65 W 65 W 125 W 125 W 65 W 125 W 125 W 125 W 125 W 150 W
Maximum Turbo Power 89 W 117 W 117 W 150 W 150 W 180 W 190 W 190 W 241 W 241 W 241 W
Single E-core Turbo Frequency 　 　 　 3.60 GHz 3.60 GHz 3.60 GHz 3.80 GHz 3.80 GHz 3.90 GHz 3.90 GHz 4.00 GHz
E-core Base Frequency 　 　 　 2.80 GHz 2.80 GHz 1.60 GHz 2.70 GHz 2.70 GHz 2.40 GHz 2.40 GHz 2.50 GHz
Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Frequency ‡ 　 　 　 　 　 4.90 GHz 5.00 GHz 5.00 GHz 5.20 GHz 5.20 GHz 5.30 GHz
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost Frequency 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 5.50 GHz
Supplemental Information
Embedded Options Available No Yes No No No No No No No No No
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Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Types Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max # of Memory Channels 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Max Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 　 　 　 Yes 　 　 Yes 　 Yes 　 Yes
Expansion Options
Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Max # of DMI Lanes 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Scalability 1S Only 1S Only 1S Only 1S Only 1S Only 1S Only 1S Only 1S Only 1S Only 1S Only 1S Only
PCI Express Revision 5.0 and 4.0 5.0 and 4.0 5.0 and 4.0 5.0 and 4.0 5.0 and 4.0 5.0 and 4.0 5.0 and 4.0 5.0 and 4.0 5.0 and 4.0 5.0 and 4.0 5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express Configurations ‡ Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4 Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4 Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4 Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4 Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4 Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4 Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4 Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4 Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4 Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4 Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Package Specifications
Sockets Supported FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700
Max CPU Configuration 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Thermal Solution Specification PCG 2020C PCG 2020C PCG 2020C PCG 2020A PCG 2020A PCG 2020C PCG 2020A PCG 2020A PCG 2020A PCG 2020A PCG 2022E
TJUNCTION 100°C 100°C 100°C 100°C 100°C 100°C 100°C 100°C 100°C 100°C 　
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost Temperature 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 50 °C
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Intel® Thread Director No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ‡ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Speed Shift Technology Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 ‡ No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel® 64 ‡ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Instruction Set 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Idle States Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Adaptive Boost Technology 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 Yes
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 Yes
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 　 Intel® UHD Graphics 730 　 Intel® UHD Graphics 770 　 　 Intel® UHD Graphics 770 　 Intel® UHD Graphics 770 　 Intel® UHD Graphics 770
Graphics Base Frequency 　 300 MHz 　 300 MHz 　 　 300 MHz 　 300 MHz 　 300 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 　 1.45 GHz 　 1.45 GHz 　 　 1.50 GHz 　 1.55 GHz 　 1.55 GHz
Graphics Output 　 eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 　 eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 　 　 eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 　 eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 　 eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1
Execution Units 　 24 　 32 　 　 32 　 32 　 32
Max Resolution (HDMI)‡ 　 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz 　 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz 　 　 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz 　 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz 　 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max Resolution (DP)‡ 　 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz 　 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz 　 　 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz 　 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz 　 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)‡ 　 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz 　 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz 　 　 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz 　 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz 　 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
DirectX* Support 　 12 　 12 　 　 12 　 12 　 12
OpenGL* Support 　 4.5 　 4.5 　 　 4.5 　 4.5 　 4.5
Multi-Format Codec Engines 　 1 　 2 　 　 2 　 2 　 2
Intel® Quick Sync Video 　 Yes 　 Yes 　 　 Yes 　 Yes 　 Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology 　 Yes 　 Yes 　 　 Yes 　 Yes 　 Yes
# of Displays Supported ‡ 　 4 　 4 　 　 4 　 4 　 4
Device ID 　 0x4692 / 0x4682 　 0x4680 　 　 0x4680 　 0x4680 　 0x4680
OpenCL* Support 　 2.1 　 2.1 　 　 2.1 　 2.1 　 2.1
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1Based on its Max Turbo Frequency of 5.5GHz, which is the highest for any Desktop processor. Additional details at intel.com/performanceindex.

2On performance cores. Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors.

3Intel® Thread Director is designed into 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors and helps supporting operating systems to channel workloads to the right core more intelligently. No user action required. See intel.com for details.

4Visit www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex (connectivity) for more details.

5Unlocked features are present with select chipsets and processor combinations. Altering clock frequency or voltage may void any product warranties and reduce stability, security, performance, and life of the processor and other components.

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