Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz

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The Intel 12th Gen-equipped Zenbook 14 that recently demoed at CES will come with 1TB of storage and 16 GB of memory. It’ll also sport two Thunderbolt 4 ports. This one is also not yet to market, but look for more info as we get closer to its Q2 2022 release. Raptor Cove + Gracemont microarchitecture (13th generation) [ edit ] "Raptor Lake-HX" (Intel 7) [ edit ] There’s also the limited edition 14x version that comes with 32GB of RAM and an ultra durable frame literally specced to perform in outer space. Neat! Intel's Alder Lake brings disruptive new architectures and supports features like PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 that leapfrog AMD and Apple in connectivity technology and also outstrip Ryzen's core counts in mobile designs.

Intel’s pricing model with the Alder Lake chips is brutal — based on their performance, every model undercuts competing Ryzen 5000 chips by large margins. That means the Alder Lake chips are a great value, but the high pricing associated with the expensive Z690 motherboards has been a pain point that, in some cases, allows AMD to remain competitive on overall platform costs. Those high prices tend to stem primarily from support for DDR5 and the PCIe 5.0 interface. The DDR5 shortages, and resulting price scalping, certainly haven’t helped matters, either. Unfortunately, there are precious few high-end DDR4 Z690 options available. We can boil down productivity application performance into two broad categories: single- and multi-threaded. These slides show the geometric mean (equal weighting to all tests) of performance in several of our most important tests in each category, but be sure to look at the expanded results below.All models support up to DDR5-5200, LPDDR5-6400, DDR4-3200, or LPDDR4X-4266 memory, and 20 lanes of PCI Express 4.0/3.0. All models support: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, Speed Shift Technology (SST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), Intel VT-x, Intel VT-d, Hyper-threading, Turbo Boost, AES-NI, IPU6 (except SRLFR) , TB4, Smart Cache, Thread Director, DL Boost, and GNA 3.0.

All models support up to DDR5-5600 or DDR4-3200 memory, and 16 lanes of PCI Express 5.0 + 4 lanes of PCIe 4.0. Finally, it has long been known that the Gracemont cores do not support the AVX-512 instruction set, and speculation has been rife about how the code would work on Alder Lake processors, if at all. Intel's answer is simple: AVX-512 will not work on either type of core present in Alder Lake. The high-performance cores do feature the Golden Cove architecture that supports AVX-512 natively, but Intel has fused that feature off (yes, the 512-bit FMA is still present and consumes die area) for the consumer chips. In contrast, server chips with Golden Cove have two 512-bit FMAs and fully support AVX-512. Meanwhile, the Gracemont cores are simply not AVX-512 capable, and disabling support allows the Alder Lake chip to have uniform ISA support. Intel’s new performance hybrid architecture, which combines the intelligence of two unique core families, into a single CPU lets you take on more with more performance. From a grand total of 12 Cores altogether, your Intel i7 12th Gen processors 8 Performance-cores or P-cores have been engineered for superior performance across single and lightly-threaded workloads, taking activities such as gaming and productivity-driven workflows to new heights. Efficient-cores are multi-threaded performance. WQHD (2560 x 1440) IPS, 300 nits, 165Hz refresh rate with OverDrive, 100% sRGB, up to VESA DisplayHDR™ 400 Certified, Dolby Vision ® support, NVIDIA ® G-SYNC™ support, 16:9 aspect ratio

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Max Turbo Frequency refers to the maximum single-core processor frequency that can be achieved with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology. See www.intel.com/technology/turboboost/ for more information and applicability of this technology. Windows Settings: Go to "Settings" > "System" > "About" and look for "Device specifications". The warranty information should be listed under "Warranty".

In Windows Settings: Go to "Settings" > "System" > "About" and look for "Device specifications". The serial number should be listed under "System Model". Golden Cove + Gracemont microarchitecture (12th generation) [ edit ] " Alder Lake-S" (Intel 7) [ edit ]Terms Apply. Promotion ends 3 December 2023. Items are subject to availability. Max 5 units per customer. The Core i7-12700K features eight P-cores and four E-cores. HyperThreading is enabled on the P-cores, which works out to the 12-core/20-thread count. Built on the Intel 7 (10 nm Enhanced SuperFin) silicon fabrication node, which offers comparable transistor-density and power characteristics to 7 nm-class nodes by TSMC, the "Alder Lake-S" silicon features up to 8 "Golden Cove" P-cores and up to 8 "Gracemont" E-cores, of which all 8 P-cores and 4 out of 8 E-cores are enabled on the i7-12700K. FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, 300 nits, 165Hz refresh rate with OverDrive, 100% sRGB, up to VESA DisplayHDR™ 400 certified, Dolby Vision ® support, NVIDIA ® G-SYNC™ support, 16:9 aspect ratio All models support: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), Intel VT-x, Intel VT-d, Hyper-threading, Turbo Boost 3.0 (2.0 for embedded), AES-NI, Smart Cache, Thread Director, DL Boost, GNA 3.0, and Optanememory. All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, F16C, ( BMI1)(Bit Manipulation Instructions1)+BMI2, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), Intel VT-x, Hyper-threading, Turbo Boost 2.0, AES-NI, Smart Cache, Intel Insider

Intel's Alder Lake carves out a win in Windows 11, but large performance deltas in a few of the game titles can heavily impact these types of cumulative measurements. For instance, Intel enjoys a sizeable lead in Hitman 3, but that game is specifically tuned to leverage the E-cores effectively by offloading low-priority tasks like physics to the small cores. That can be seen as an advantage by some because more game devs could take this approach, or as a fluke by others that think this type of optimization will only come to Intel-sponsored titles. All models support up to DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, or LPDDR4X-4266 memory, and 28 lanes of PCI Express 4.0/3.0. The Alder Lake mobile chips support DDR5-4800 and LPDDR5-5300, while Apple M1-based chips support LPDDR-6400 and AMD has LPDDR5-5500. You’ll only find the DDR5 interfaces on the higher-end Alder lake products, and support for standard DDR5 enables end-user configurability. Intel also has options for DDR4-3200 and LRPDDR4x-4267 interfaces, which you’ll find DDR4 options on the more value-oriented platforms. All told, the Alder Lake platform supports four different types of memory technologies, which Intel says is a first for a mobile platform. With 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors, standard, built-in features enable capabilities like noise suppression, auto-framing, and optimization for bandwidth and video resolution while gaming 3. That saves you time and lets you multitask in ways you’ve only ever dreamed of—until now. Note: AMD has since released its Ryzen 7 5800X3D , which takes the overall lead in gaming performance, though it does trail in other metrics, like performance in single- and multi-threaded application workloads. This highly-specialized chip also doesn't accelerate all games, as it only benefits titles that prize L3 cache. You can read more about this in our Ryzen 7 5800X3D review .

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All models support: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, Speed Shift Technology (SST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), Intel VT-x, Intel VT-d, Hyper-threading, Turbo Boost 3.0, AES-NI, Smart Cache, Thread Director, DL Boost, and GNA 3.0. The results are a bit more mixed comparing the Core i7-12700K to AMD’s top-of-the-line Ryzen 9 5950X, but here too, Intel's 12700K is surprisingly competitive versus that 16-core chip. The Ryzen 9 was faster in the Cinebench R23 multi-core test, but the two CPUs traded blows in most of our other productivity tests. Two exceptions are Handbrake and POV-Ray, but these tests don't appear to run correctly yet on Alder Lake CPUs; it's possible they don't negotiate the new architectures quite right at the moment. (Either that, or the Core i7-12700K performs slower than a 3rd Gen Ryzen 3 or a 10th Gen Core i5, and that is not supported by the other tests.) Intel also unveiled the specifications for its P- and U-series chips but didn’t provide any additional commentary. However, we can see that the P-series chips have a 28W TDP and jump to a 64W TDP under load. These chips come with either four or six P-cores paired with eight E-cores. These chips are designed for performance thin-and-light laptops. Enter the BIOS: Restart your HP laptop and press the "Esc" key repeatedly until the Startup Menu opens. From there, select "F10" to enter the BIOS. Turn on the keyboard light: To turn on the keyboard light, press and hold the keyboard light button for a few seconds or until the light turns on. If your HP laptop has multiple levels of brightness for the keyboard light, you may need to press the button multiple times to adjust the brightness.