Intel Core i7 12700K vs Intel Core 5 315
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Apr 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Wildcat Lake
Processor Number
i7-12700K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Intel Xe3 Graphics (2 Xe)
Generation
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Core 5 (Wildcat Lake)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Intel BGA 1516
Power Consumption
125 W
15 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
Foundry
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Intel
Package
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FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
2
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
1.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
1400 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
3.3 GHz
Total Core Count
12
6
Total Thread Count
20
6
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
15.0
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 KB
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
2.5 MB
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
1
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
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Shader Units
256
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Texture Units
16
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Raster Operation Units
8
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Execution Units
32
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Power Consumption
15 W
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AI Accelerator
Theoretical performance
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15 TOPS
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,944
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Cinebench R23
22,801
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Geekbench 6
2,625
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Geekbench 5
2,084
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Geekbench 6
14,728
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Geekbench 5
15,499
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Cinebench 2024
114
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Cinebench 2024
1,172
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Blender
364
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Passmark CPU
4,040
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Passmark CPU
34,674
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