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ARK has no ECC Memory Supported row, so ECC support is left out.","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."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/134595/intel-core-i712700kf-processor-25m-cache-up-to-5-00-ghz/ordering.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["model_numbers","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Ordering codes: BX8071512700KF (box, spec code SRL4P), BXC8071512700KF (China box, SRL4P) and CM8071504553829 (tray, SRL4P), all stepping C0.","variants":"Box, China box and tray ordering codes from the ordering table. The ordering tab now shows $422 for the tray and $432 for the box. 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/134595/intel-core-i712700kf-processor-25m-cache-up-to-5-00-ghz/compatible.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","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":"2026-10-14","fields":["spec_sheet_url","cpu_pcie_lanes","cpu_unlocked","has_integrated_gpu"],"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.","has_integrated_gpu":"Footnote 4 of the comparison table: processor names with an F suffix do not have processor graphics and require a discrete graphics solution. The i7-12700KF is in the same column as the i7-12700K and its ARK page has no graphics rows."}},{"url":"https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1506/intel-unveils-12th-gen-intel-core-launches-worlds-best","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-14","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 i7-12700KF with no integrated graphics.","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. Tech Advisor, 12 November 2021, says the chips were released on 4 November.","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":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Tom's Hardware launch review of the i7-12700K, published December 2021: the spec table lists the Core i7-12700K / KF at $409 (K) and $384 (KF), and the text says the graphics-less $384 Core i7-12700KF comes with a $25 price reduction. Tech Advisor (12 November 2021) also gives $384 and calls it Intel's recommended US price. US dollars, excluding tax. Intel's launch release gives only a $264 to $589 range for the six unlocked chips. ARK now shows $422 for the tray and $432 for the box, which are later or different figures, so they are not stored."}},{"url":"https://www.techadvisor.com/article/745081/where-to-buy-intel-12th-gen-alder-lake-cpus.html","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Article of 12 November 2021 lists the Core i7-12700KF at $384 and the i7-12700K at $409 and says these are Intel's recommended prices in the US."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000024255/processors.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","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 i7-12700KF. Tray processors are covered through the seller. Global terms with consumer-law exceptions outside the US."}},{"url":"https://ca.stockinthechannel.com/Product/Intel-Core-i7-12700KF-Processor-25M-Cache-up-to-5-00-GHz-/49906636","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["gtins","cooler_included"],"notes":{"gtins":"Stock in the Channel lists SKU BX8071512700KF with EAN 0735858498982, which is UPC 735858498982. PB Tech and Best Buy list the same UPC. The page lists other codes for this SKU too, among them 0675901983594 and 5032037234047, without saying which box each belongs to. Only the US UPC is stored. The tray and China box versions have no GTIN.","cooler_included":"Cooler included: No, thermal solution specification PCG 2020A. Retailer listings title the box as without cooler. Intel's ordering tab names no included cooler."}}],"fields_filled":40,"updated":"2026-10-14"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}