Intel Core i7-12700 12 Core Alder Lake CPU Is Almost As Fast As AMD’s Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core Around $350 US-February 2024-www.yitit.com

The benchmarks of Intel's Core i7-12700 12 Core Desktop CPU have leaked out and it turns out it is almost as fast as AMD Ryzen 9 5900X.

Intel Core i7-12700 12 Core Non-K Alder Lake CPU Almost As Fast As Ryzen 9 5900X, Should Cost Around $350 US

With Intel done with its first round of unlocked chips, the blue team will now get their Non-K and mainstream 600-series motherboards out in the market. Most mainstream & budget PC builders are waiting for the Non-K parts as they cost less and offer nearly similar performance. We detailed the specifications of several Non-K chips a few days ago but the focus today is the Core i7-12700.

The Intel Core i7-12700(F) features 12 cores, 20 threads, and 25 MB of L3 cache. The clock speeds are dialed back to a 2.10 GHz base for the P-Cores, a 1.60 GHz base for the E-Cores, and a max boost clock of 4.90 GHz on a 65W TDP. The Geekbench 5 database reported a maximum boost of 4.8 GHz which isn't that far away from the full 4.9 GHz boost. The test system included an ASRock Z690 Taichi motherboard and 32 GB of DDR5 memory. The CPU will feature a base TDP of 65W & maximum turbo power of around 150W.

Intel Core i7-12700 Alder Lake Non-K 12 Core Desktop CPU Benchmarks Leak

As for performance, the Intel Core i7-12700 scored 1768 points in single-core and 13,843 points in multi-core tests. Compared to its predecessor, the Core i7-11700, this is a 57% improvement in the multi-core and 9% improvement in single-core tests. The chip is also 40% faster than the i7-11700K, an unlocked part. It blazes past the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X too with a multi-core improvement of 33% and a single-core improvement of 6%. The most impressive part is that the chip is neck-to-neck in performance versus the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X which is a top-tier part that retails for over $550 US.

Intel Alder Lake Core i7-12700 Leaked Benchmark (Single-Core)

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Core i9-12900K 1.9k

Core i5-12600K 1.9k

Core i9-11900K 1.9k

Core i7-12700 1.8k

Core i7-11700K 1.7k

Ryzen 9 5950X 1.7k

Core i5-11600K 1.7k

Ryzen 9 5900X 1.7k

Ryzen 7 5800X 1.7k

Core i9-11900 1.7k

Core i7-11700 1.6k

Core i5-11600 1.6k

Ryzen 5 5600X 1.6k

Intel Alder Lake Core i7-12700 Leaked Benchmark (Multi-Core)

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Core i9-12900K 17.5k

Ryzen 9 5950X 16.7k

Ryzen 9 5900X 14.1k

Core i7-12700 13.8k

Core i5-12600K 12.3k

Core i9-11900K 11k

Ryzen 7 5800X 10.4k

Core i7-11700K 9.9k

Core i9-11900 9k

Core i7-11700 8.8k

Ryzen 5 5600X 8.2k

Core i5-11600K 8k

Core i5-11600 7.4k

Considering that the Intel Core i7-11700 Non-K chip was priced around $70 US lower than the Core i7-11700K, we can expect the Core i7-12700 to be priced at around $350 US or even lower which is definitely going to give the Ryzen 7 5800X and Ryzen 9 5900X a run for its money. The Non-K lineup in general is looking really strong for the mainstream segment and both Core i7 / Core i5 SKUs will do really well against AMD's Ryzen 7 / Ryzen 5 offerings in the sub-$350 US segment.

Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake Desktop CPU Specs

CPU Name	P-Core Count	E-Core Count	Total Core / Thread	P-Core Base / Boost (Max)	P-Core Boost (All-Core)	E-Core Base / Boost	E-Core Boost (All-Core)	L3 Cache	TDP (PL1)	TDP (PL2)	Expected (MSRP) Price
Core i9-12900KS	8	8	16 / 24	3.4 / 5.5 GHz	5.2 GHz	2.4 / 3.9 GHz	3.7 GHz	30 MB	150W	260W	$739 US
Core i9-12900K	8	8	16 / 24	3.2 / 5.2 GHz	5.0 GHz	2.4 / 3.9 GHz	3.7 GHz	30 MB	125W	241W	$599 US
Core i9-12900	8	8	16 / 24	2.4 / 5.1 GHz	TBA	1.8 / 3.8 GHz	TBA	30 MB	65W	202W	$489 US $464 US (F)
Core i9-12900T	8	8	16 / 24	1.4 / 4.9 GHz	TBA	1.0 / 3.6 GHz	TBA	30 MB	35W	106W	$489 US
Core i7-12700K	8	4	12 / 20	3.6 / 5.0 GHz	4.7 GHz	2.7 / 3.8 GHz	3.6 GHz	25 MB	125W	190W	$419 US
Core i7-12700	8	4	12 / 20	2.1 / 4.9 GHz	TBA	1.6 / 3.6 GHz	TBA	25 MB	65W	180W	$339 US $314 US (F)
Core i7-12700T	8	4	12 / 20	1.4 / 4.7 GHz	TBA	1.0 / 3.4 GHz	TBA	25 MB	35W	99W	$339 US
Core i5-12600K	6	4	10 / 16	3.7 / 4.9 GHz	4.5 GHz	2.8 / 3.6 GHz	3.4 GHz	20 MB	125W	150W	$299 US
Core i5-12600	6	0	6 / 12	3.3 / 4.8 GHz	4.4 GHz	N/A	N/A	18 MB	65W	117W	$223 US
Core i5-12600T	6	0	6 / 12	2.1 / 4.6 GHz	TBA	N/A	N/A	18 MB	65W	74W	$223 US
Core i5-12490P	6	0	6 / 12	3.0 / 4.6 GHz	TBA	N/A	N/A	20 MB	65W	74W	~$250 US
Core i5-12500	6	0	6 / 12	3.0 / 4.6 GHz	TBA	N/A	N/A	18 MB	65W	117W	$202 US
Core i5-12500T	6	0	6 / 12	2.0 / 4.4 GHz	TBA	N/A	N/A	18 MB	35W	74W	$202 US
Core i5-12400	6	0	6 / 12	2.5 / 4.4 GHz	4.0 GHz	N/A	N/A	18 MB	65W	117W	$192 US $167 US (F)
Core i5-12400T	6	0	6 / 12	1.8 / 4.2 GHz	TBA	N/A	N/A	18 MB	35W	74W	$192 US
Core i3-12300	4	0	4 / 8	3.5 / 4.4 GHz	TBA	N/A	N/A	12 MB	60W	89W	$143 US
Core i3-12300T	4	0	4 / 8	2.3 / 4.2 GHz	TBA	N/A	N/A	12 MB	35W	69W	$143 US
Core i3-12100	4	0	4 / 8	3.3 / 4.3 GHz	TBA	N/A	N/A	12 MB	60W 58W (F)	89W	$122 US $97 US (F)
Core i3-12100T	4	0	4 / 8	2.2 / 4.1 GHz	TBA	N/A	N/A	12 MB	35W	69W	$122 US
Intel Pentium Gold G7400	2	0	2 / 4	3.7 GHz	N/A	N/A	N/A	6 MB	46W	N/A	$64 US
Intel Pentium Gold G7400T	2	0	2 / 4	3.1 GHz	N/A	N/A	N/A	6 MB	35W	N/A	$64 US
Intel Celeron G6900	2	0	2 / 2	3.4 GHz	N/A	N/A	N/A	4 MB	46W	N/A	$42 US
Intel Celeron G6900T	2	0	2 / 2	2.8 GHz	N/A	N/A	N/A	4 MB	35W	N/A	$42 US