Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Core i7-11700
            Intel Core i7-12700
            
                $370
            
        
    
            Intel Core i7-11700
            
                $323
            
        
    | 12 Cores 20 Threads 2.1GHz Clock | 8 Cores 16 Threads 2.5GHz Clock | 
| Socket LGA 1700 | Socket LGA 1200 | 
| iGPUUHD 770 1500MHz 770 GFLOPS FP32 | iGPUUHD 750 1300MHz 670 GFLOPS FP32 | 
| 
                                            
                                                GB6S 2,390
                                            
                                             59% | 
                                            
                                                GB6S 2,200
                                            
                                             54% | 
| 
                                            
                                                GB6M 11,215
                                            
                                             42% | 
                                            
                                                GB6M 8,700
                                            
                                             33% | 
| CB23S 1,860 72% | CB23S 1,465 56% | 
| CB23M 21,560 50% | CB23M 12,540 29% | 
| ManufacturerIntel | ManufacturerIntel | 
| ArchitectureAlder Lake | ArchitectureRocket Lake | 
| FamilyCore 12th Gen | FamilyCore 11th Gen | 
| Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64 | Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64 | 
| Codename Alder Lake-S - Alder Lake-8P-8E P-Core Golden Cove - - E-Core Gracemont | Codename Rocket Lake-S - - - Cypress Cove - - - - | 
| Market Segment Desktop | Market Segment Desktop | 
| Release Date 1/18/2022 | Release Date 3/16/2021 | 
| Foundry Intel - - - | Foundry Intel - - - | 
| Node Intel 7 - - - | Node 14nm++++ - - - | 
| Die Size 202 mm² - - - | Die Size 276 mm² - - - | 
| Transistor Count 14.6 Billion - - - | Transistor Count 6.9 Billion - - - | 
| 12 Cores 8 P-Cores - 4 E-Cores | 8 Cores - - - | 
| 20 Threads 16 P-Threads - 4 E-Threads | 16 Threads - - - | 
| P-Core 2.1GHz 4.9GHz Boost - | - 2.5GHz 4.9GHz Boost - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| E-Core 1.6GHz 3.6GHz Boost | - - - | 
| Overclocking Locked - - - | Overclocking Locked - - - | 
| Type DMI | Type DMI | 
| - - | - - | 
| - - | - - | 
| Transfer Rate 16GT/s | Transfer Rate 8GT/s | 
| - - | - - | 
| Lanes 8 | Lanes 8 | 
| Bandwidth 16GB/s | Bandwidth 8GB/s | 
| Bi-directional 32GB/s | Bi-directional 16GB/s | 
| L0 Instruction - - | L0 Instruction - - | 
| L0 Data - - | L0 Data - - | 
| L1 Instruction 32KB/P-Core 8-way set associative - - 64KB/E-Core 8-way set associative | L1 Instruction 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | 
| L1 Data 48KB/P-Core 12-way set associative - - 32KB/E-Core 8-way set associative | L1 Data 48KB/Core 12-way set associative - - - - | 
| L2 1280KB/Core 10-way set associative - - - - - - - - 2MB Shared (E-Core) 16-way set associative | L2 512KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - - - - - - - | 
| L3 - 25MB Shared - 12-way set associative - - - - - | L3 - 16MB Shared - 16-way set associative - - - - - | 
| - - - - | - - - - | 
| Channels 2 | Channels 2 | 
| Max Memory 128GB 128GB | Max Memory 128GB | 
| ECC Not Supported | ECC Not Supported | 
| Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 128Bit | Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 128Bit | 
| Clock 2400MHz 1600MHz Transfer Rate 4800MT/s 3200MT/s | Clock 1600MHz Transfer Rate 3200MT/s | 
| Bandwidth/Channel 38.4GB/s 25.6GB/s Bandwidth 76.8GB/s 51.2GB/s | Bandwidth/Channel 25.6GB/s Bandwidth 51.2GB/s | 
| TDP 65W - - 180W Peak | TDP 65W - - - | 
| Temp 100°C Max - | Temp 100°C Max - | 
| Included CoolerLaminar RM1 | Included CoolerStock Cooler 1200 | 
| PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes | PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes | 
| UHD 770 1500MHz 256 Shaders 1500MHz 770 GFLOPS FP32 | UHD 750 1300MHz 256 Shaders 1300MHz 670 GFLOPS FP32 | 
| GNA 3.0 | GNA 2.0 | 
| - - | - - | 
| -  | -  | 
| - - | - - | 
| No Cellular | No Cellular | 
 
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
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