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Intel's brief says Hyper-Threading is only available on the P-cores.","max_boost_clock_ghz":"Max Turbo Frequency 5.00 GHz, which is also the Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Frequency. Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency is 4.90 GHz.","cpu_cache_l2_mb":"Total L2 Cache 12 MB.","cpu_cache_l3_mb":"25 MB Intel Smart Cache.","has_3d_vcache":"AMD technology. ARK lists only the 25 MB Smart Cache and no stacked cache.","cpu_base_power_w":"Processor Base Power 125 W.","max_turbo_power_w":"Maximum Turbo Power 190 W.","tjmax_c":"Max Operating Temperature 100 C. TJUNCTION is also 100 C.","memory_support":"Memory Types: up to DDR5 4800 MT/s and up to DDR4 3200 MT/s. ARK names no module type, rank or configuration, so those keys are left out.","memory_channels":"Max # of Memory Channels: 2.","memory_bandwidth_gbs":"Max Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s.","ram_max_gb":"Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type): 128 GB.","ram_ecc":"ECC Memory Supported: Yes. Intel's datasheet adds that DDR4 and DDR5 ECC works only when all memory in the system supports ECC. The i7-12700KF page has no ECC row.","cpu_socket":"Sockets Supported: FCLGA1700. Stored without the FC prefix.","cpu_pcie_lanes":"PCI Express Revision 5.0 and 4.0, Max # of PCI Express Lanes 20, configurations up to 1x16+4 and 2x8+4. The Gen 5 and Gen 4 split comes from Intel's product brief.","has_integrated_gpu":"GPU Name: Intel UHD Graphics 770.","integrated_gpu":"GPU Name: Intel UHD Graphics 770.","igpu_max_clock_mhz":"Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 1.50 GHz, stored as 1500 MHz. Graphics base frequency is 300 MHz.","igpu_max_displays":"# of Displays Supported: 4.","igpu_displayport_version":"Graphics Output: eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1. Highest DisplayPort is 1.4a.","igpu_hdmi_version":"Graphics Output: eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/134594/intel-core-i712700k-processor-25m-cache-up-to-5-00-ghz/ordering.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["model_numbers","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Ordering codes: BX8071512700K (box, spec code SRL4N), BXC8071512700K (box for China, SRL4N) and CM8071504553828 (tray, SRL4N), all stepping C0.","variants":"Box, China box and tray ordering codes from the ordering table. The ordering tab now shows $460 for the box and $450 for the tray. Those are not Intel's launch prices and are not stored. The box is stored with its UPC."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/134594/intel-core-i712700k-processor-25m-cache-up-to-5-00-ghz/compatible.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["compatible_chipsets"],"notes":{"compatible_chipsets":"Compatible tab lists the Intel B760, H770, Z790, W680, Q670, H610, H670, B660 and Z690 chipsets, in the 700 and 600 Series."}},{"url":"https://download.intel.com/newsroom/2021/client-computing/12th-gen-processor-product-brief.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["spec_sheet_url","cpu_pcie_lanes","cpu_unlocked"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"12th Gen Intel Core desktop processors product brief. Its comparison table has one column for the i7-12700K and i7-12700KF together.","cpu_pcie_lanes":"Comparison table: CPU PCIe 5.0 lanes 16 and CPU PCIe 4.0 lanes 4 for the i7-12700K and i7-12700KF. Together they match the 20 lanes on ARK.","cpu_unlocked":"Comparison table: Processor P-core/E-core/Graphics/Memory Overclocking is Yes for the i7-12700K and i7-12700KF."}},{"url":"https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/655258","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["igpu_video_encode","igpu_video_decode"],"notes":{"igpu_video_encode":"12th Generation Intel Core Processors Datasheet, Volume 1 of 2 (doc 655258, Rev. 011, May 2025), section 9.1.1.2 and Table 59: Xe graphics supports full hardware video encoding for AVC, HEVC, VP9 and JPEG. AV1 encode is not listed. The datasheet covers the whole 12th Gen family and the Xe media engine, not one SKU. ARK lists Intel Quick Sync Video: Yes and 2 multi-format codec engines for the i7-12700K.","igpu_video_decode":"Same datasheet, section 9.1.1.1 and Table 58: Xe supports full hardware video decoding for AVC, HEVC, VP9, JPEG and AV1. The i7-12700K graphics is Intel UHD Graphics 770 on the same Xe media engine."}},{"url":"https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1506/intel-unveils-12th-gen-intel-core-launches-worlds-best","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["announce_date","release_date","series"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Intel release of 27 October 2021: the 12th Gen Intel Core family and its six unlocked desktop processors were introduced that day. The release's SKU table lists the i7-12700K with Intel UHD Graphics 770, 125 W base and 190 W maximum turbo power.","release_date":"The release says pre-orders opened on 27 October 2021 and broad availability started on 4 November 2021. ARK Launch Date Q4'21.","series":"Intel's release names the 12th Gen Intel Core desktop processors. ARK lists the Product Collection as 12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors. Stored as Core 12th Gen."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i7-12700k-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["launch_price_usd","cooler_included"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Tom's Hardware launch review of the Core i7-12700K, published 11 December 2021: the spec table lists $409 (K) and $384 (KF), and the text says the K has the same $409 pricing as the Core i7-11700K. US dollars, excluding tax. The price is for the retail chip, so it is stored on the boxed row.","cooler_included":"Reasons to avoid: No bundled cooler."}},{"url":"https://www.club386.com/intel-core-ultra-9-285k-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Club386 Core Ultra 9 285K review of 24 October 2024: its table of Intel desktop generations lists the i7 12700K, 12 / 20, 190W, 12MB L2, 25MB L3, 5.0GHz at $409. This matches Tom's Hardware."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-2026-cpu-review/3","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["benchmark_cinebench_2024_single","benchmark_cinebench_2024_multi","benchmark_cinebench_2026_single","benchmark_cinebench_2026_multi"],"notes":{"benchmark_cinebench_2024_single":"Cinebench 2024 single-core chart in the Ryzen 7 5800X3D re-review of 25 June 2026: 115.8 CB marks for the Core i7-12700K on the DDR5 platform (116.1 with DDR4-3200). Test system for the DDR5 row: MSI MPG Z790 Carbon Wi-Fi, 2x16 GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo RGB DDR5-7200 with XMP, Corsair iCue Link H150i RGB, Windows 11 Pro, VBS off, Resizable BAR on, Intel power profile at its default settings.","benchmark_cinebench_2024_multi":"Cinebench 2024 multi-core chart: 1,309 CB marks on the DDR5 platform (1,249 with DDR4-3200). Same test system.","benchmark_cinebench_2026_single":"Cinebench 2026 chart titled Single-Core: 473 points on the DDR5 platform (476 with DDR4-3200). Tom's does not say whether it is the Single Thread or Single Core test. The P-cores have Hyper-Threading, and the other cpu products store this chart as single-thread. Same test system.","benchmark_cinebench_2026_multi":"Cinebench 2026 multi-core chart: 5,472 points on the DDR5 platform (5,202 with DDR4-3200). Same test system."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-2026-cpu-review/2","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["game_fps_measured","measured_cpu_gaming_power_w"],"notes":{"game_fps_measured":"Per-game charts at 1920x1080 Ultra with average and 1 percent low bars, RTX 5090 Founders Edition, Core i7-12700K on the DDR5 platform. Games: Baldur's Gate 3 115.7 and 83, Counter-Strike 2 499.4 and 181, Cyberpunk 2077 99.5 and 83, F1 2024 146.9 and 97, Final Fantasy XIV 124.9 and 84. With DDR4-3200 the same games give 100.5 / 70, 497.4 / 184, 90.4 / 74, 136.7 / 92 and 116.6 / 78. Same test system as the Cinebench results. Upscaling and ray tracing are not stated, so those columns are left out.","measured_cpu_gaming_power_w":"16 Game CPU Power Geomean chart: 85.7 W average CPU power at 1920x1080 with variable High and Ultra settings, RTX 5090 Founders Edition, DDR5 platform (91.2 W with DDR4-3200). The chart does not name the measurement method."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-2026-cpu-review/4","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["measured_cpu_sustained_power_w","measured_cpu_idle_power_w"],"notes":{"measured_cpu_sustained_power_w":"Cinebench 2024 multi-core render, EPS12V measured with HWiNFO and Benchlab, average 235 W for the Core i7-12700K on the DDR5 platform (215 W with DDR4-3200). The chart title reads Higher is better, which is a label error for watts. Same test system as the game results.","measured_cpu_idle_power_w":"Idle Power Consumption chart, EPS12V measured with HWiNFO and Benchlab, average 22 W on the DDR5 platform (19 W with DDR4-3200). Same test system."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000024255/processors.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Intel's warranty policy: Intel generally offers a three-year limited warranty with boxed processors. The two-year extension table covers 13th and 14th Gen desktop processors only and does not name the i7-12700K. Tray processors are covered through the seller. Global terms with consumer-law exceptions outside the US."}},{"url":"https://fleetnetwork.ca/products/bx8071512700k","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["gtins"],"notes":{"gtins":"Fleet Network lists SKU BX8071512700K with UPC 0735858498920, which is UPC 735858498920 with a leading zero. eBay and Camelcamelcamel list the same UPC for BX8071512700K. Only the US UPC is stored. The tray and China box versions have no GTIN."}}],"fields_filled":56,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}