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Intel® Core™ i7 Processors

8 performance cores. 4 efficiency cores. They divide – so you can conquer.

Built for the Next Generation of Gaming

Say hi to performance hybrid.Our new architecture joins forces with Intel® Thread Director to pick the right core for the right job.1Dividing workload. To multiply multitasking. And blow the ceiling off performance.23

Up to

5.0 GHz

Cores

12

Threads

20

Up to

5.0 GHz

Cores

12

Threads

20

Dynamic Duet

Meet the heroes, and sidekicks of the CPU world.

P/E Lesson

12th Gen teams two types of cores – ‘Performance’ and ‘Efficiency’. P-cores are the heroes. They handle the heavy workloads in the foreground, like gameplay and livestreaming. E-cores are the sidekicks, easing the pressure by ticking off all the smaller tasks in the background. And Intel® Thread Director is the conductor, switching smoothly and smartly between them, so nothing throws your balance. Or slows your flow.

Take It to Task

Gaming without walls. Or limits. Or downtime. Or compromise.

A next-generation processor for a new generation of play. Stream while you game, while you edit, while you chat, while you upload, while you browse, while you record. And still don’t miss a move. Hyper-Threading and 24 threads mean you can do more without skipping a beat.

Turbo Time?

During peak load times, Intel Turbo® Boost Max Technology automatically identifies the best-performing P-cores, lifting your framerate so your game doesn’t suffer, stutter or tear.

AAA-mazing Performance

Built to raise your game to the next level.

*See backup for workloads and configurations. Results may vary. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

No-slow Zone

Base clock speed of 3.6GHz, turbo-ing up to 5.0GHz. Combined with increased IPC, next-level load times, amazingly smooth gameplay and enhanced memory performance, thanks to the new-and-improved 25MB capacity of Intel® Smart Cache.

It’s Overclock O’clock

Eke more from each type of core.

Why Overclock?6

Overclocking is the power to get more power from your CPU. Supercharging your top clock speed to higher than its own factory limits, squeezing more performance from the same silicon, and giving you the freedom (and tools) to think “outside of the box settings”. Custom controls put finer-than-fine-tuning at anyone’s fingertips, letting you mould your CPU to the point where it feels like it was built for you, and overclock each type of core individually.

Unlocking’s easy. When you have the right set of keys.

  • Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel® XTU) puts the outer limits of PC performance in reach of all, by bringing overclocking out of the BIOS and into Windows.
  • Intel® XTU also gives you super granular core-by-core control, unlocking new possibilities with its new performance measurement tool.
  • Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (Intel® XMP 3.0) takes the guesswork out of memory overclocking, opening access to amazingly fast, more immersive gameplay through DDR5 and RAM.
  • Advanced settings give you the ability to overclock P-cores and E-cores individually, as well as PCIe.
  • Cryo cooling compatible, with built-in solder thermal interface material to keep the heat off when the pressure’s on.
  • Custom voltage controls, so you can tune your V/F curve to your precise needs, rather than defaulting to an artificially high setting.

Leave Lag Land

Feed your greed for speed with gaming-grade wireless.

Sail free from “ping” and ports. With ultra-low latency and minimal packet loss, propelled by a big leap in wireless technology. Also known as Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E.

Life in the Fast Lanes

More dedicated high-speed channels remove legacy interference and congestion, making ping a thing of the past, and cutting latency by up to 75%.7

Platform in Progress

With DDR5 and PCIe Gen 5.

Game. Create. Immerse yourself like never before.

Thanks to DDR5 up to 4800MHz and 16-lane PCle Gen 5, delivering more bandwidth than its Gen 4 equivalent – designed ready for a faster, smoother, richer way to play.

DDR4

Up to 3200MHz

DDR5

Up to 4800MHz

PCIe Gen 5

Up to 16 lanes (+ 4 lanes PCIe Gen 4)

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All Your Dream Setups Come True

4 is the magic number.

Compatible with multiple 4K monitors, straight out of the box. Plus, Thunderbolt™ 4 provides a single, single, universal port for your universe of peripherals.

40 by 4

Thunder by name, lightning by nature. Thunderbolt™ 4 keeps data flowing fast, with a bidirectional bandwidth of 40GB/s.

Made for Each Other

Built to see eye to eye with the next generation of graphics cards. Including our own.

Improved UHD graphics, up to two multi-format codec engines, support for variable rate shading and deeper, more immersive media, all driven by Intel Xe Architecture. It’s the CPU your GPU has always dreamed of.

Feel Every Frame

Intel® Quick Sync Video uses smart transcoding to make sure your game doesn’t drop detail, even while streaming and recording at the same time.

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Product and Performance Information

1

Built into the hardware, Intel® Thread Director is provided only in performance hybrid architecture configurations of 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors; OS enablement is required. Available features and functionality vary by OS.

2

Greater than eight socket configurations are available with 3rd party node controllers.

3

Must be certified and must enable the Intel vPro® platform. Not all Intel® Xeon® processor-based systems are Intel vPro® platform certified.

4

As measured by Age of Empires IV on 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700K vs. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700K. Performance results are based on testing as of 10/14/2021. See backup for workloads and configurations. Results may vary. Other names & brands may be claimed as the property of others. Full Configurations: Processor: 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700K processor (ADL-S) PL1 set to 241W TDP, 16C24T (8P + 8E); Motherboard: Pre-production Asus ROG Strix-E Z690; Memory: Sk Hynix DDR5 CL 36-36-36-70, 2X 32GB DDR5-4400MHz; Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1TB; Display Resolution: 1920x1080; OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 22000.9; Graphics card: NVIDIA RTX 3090 (FTW3), Graphics driver: 471.68; Motherboard BIOS version: 0007. Processor: 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700K processor (RKL-S) PL1 set to 250W TDP, 8C16T, Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus XIII Hero; Memory: G. Skill DDR4 CL 14-14-14-34, 4X 16GB DDR4-3200 MHz; Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1TB; Display Resolution: 1920x1080; OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 22000.9; Graphics card: NVIDIA RTX 3090 (FTW3), Graphics driver: 471.68; Motherboard BIOS version: 1007.

5

As measured by Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700K vs. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700K. Performance results are based on testing as of 10/14/2021. See backup for workloads and configurations. Results may vary. Other names & brands may be claimed as the property of others. Full Configurations: Processor: 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700K processor (ADL-S) PL1 set to 241W TDP, 16C24T (8P + 8E); Motherboard: Pre-production Asus ROG Strix-E Z690; Memory: Sk Hynix DDR5 CL 36-36-36-70, 2X 32GB DDR5-4400MHz; Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1TB; Display Resolution: 1920x1080; OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 22000.9; Graphics card: NVIDIA RTX 3090 (FTW3), Graphics driver: 471.68; Motherboard BIOS version: 0007. Processor: 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700K processor (RKL-S) PL1 set to 250W TDP, 8C16T, Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus XIII Hero; Memory: G. Skill DDR4 CL 14-14-14-34, 4X 16GB DDR4-3200 MHz; Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1TB; Display Resolution: 1920x1080; OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 22000.9; Graphics card: NVIDIA RTX 3090 (FTW3), Graphics driver: 471.68; Motherboard BIOS version: 1007.

6

No product or component can be absolutely secure.

Altering clock frequency or voltage may damage or reduce the useful life of the processor and other system components, and may reduce system stability and performance. Product warranties may not apply if the processor is operated beyond its specifications. Check with the manufacturers of system and components for additional details.

7

Up to 75% Latency reduction: Is based on Intel simulation data (79%) of 802.11ax with and without OFDMA using 9 clients. Average latency without OFDM is 36ms, with OFDMA average latency is reduced to 7.6ms. Latency improvement requires that the 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) router and all clients support OFDMA.

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