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Intel Core i7 12700 vs Intel Core 5 120F

	CPU Intel Core i7 12700	CPU Intel Core 5 120F
General Parameters
Release Date	Jan 2022	Jun 2025
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Instruction Set	x86-64	x86-64
Core Architecture	Alder Lake
Processor Number	i7-12700	120F
Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770	No
Package
Manufacturing Process	10 nm	10 nm
Socket	LGA-1700	LGA-1700
Power Consumption	65 W	65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption	180 W
Peak Operating Temperature	100°C	100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores	8	6
Performance Core Threads	16	12
Performance Core Base Frequency	2.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency	4.8 GHz	4.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores	4
Efficiency Core Threads	4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency	1.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency	3.6 GHz
Total Core Count	12	6
Total Thread Count	20	12
Bus Frequency	100 MHz	100 MHz
Multiplier	21x	25
L1 Cache	80 K per core	80 K per core
L2 Cache	12 MB shared	1280 K per core
L3 Cache	25 MB shared	18 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier	No	No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800	DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size	128 GB
Max Memory Channels	2
Max Memory Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support	Yes	No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics	true
GPU Base Frequency	300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency	1500 MHz
Shader Units	256
Texture Units	16
Raster Operation Units	8
Execution Units	32
Power Consumption	15 W
Miscellaneous
Official Website	Official Link ↗
PCIe Version	5.0	5.0
PCIe Lanes	20	20
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 Single Core	1868	1707
Cinebench R23 Multi Core	20599	12236
Geekbench 6 Single Core	2491	2305
Geekbench 6 Multi Core	12863	9773