Intel Core i7-12700F vs Intel Core i5-12600T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-12700F and Intel Core i5-12600T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i7-12700F

Intel Core i5-12600T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-12700F

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 39% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3877 vs 3480
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30642 vs 17576

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
L1 cache	960 KB vs 480 KB
L2 cache	15 MB vs 7.5 MB
L3 cache	25 MB vs 18 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3877 vs 3480
PassMark - CPU mark	30642 vs 17576

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600T

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-12700F
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12600T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3877

3480

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30642

17576

Name	Intel Core i7-12700F	Intel Core i5-12600T
PassMark - Single thread mark	3877	3480
PassMark - CPU mark	30642	17576
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	9522

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-12700F	Intel Core i5-12600T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$355	$245
Place in performance rating	318	332
Processor Number	i7-12700F	i5-12600T
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	960 KB	480 KB
L2 cache	15 MB	7.5 MB
L3 cache	25 MB	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	12	6
Number of threads	20	12
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C	PCG 2020D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x4690
Execution Units		32
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.45 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 770
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5