Intel Core i7-12700F vs Intel Core i7-11700B

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-12700F and Intel Core i7-11700B 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 i7-11700B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-12700F

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
Around 4% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3877 vs 3360
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30641 vs 22851

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
L3 cache	25 MB vs 24 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3877 vs 3360
PassMark - CPU mark	30641 vs 22851

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-12700F
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-11700B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3877

3360

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30641

22851

Name	Intel Core i7-12700F	Intel Core i7-11700B
PassMark - Single thread mark	3877	3360
PassMark - CPU mark	30641	22851
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	9522

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-12700F	Intel Core i7-11700B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Tiger Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	Q2'21
Launch price (MSRP)	$355
Place in performance rating	316	315
Processor Number	i7-12700F	i7-11700B
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	11th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	960 KB
L2 cache	15 MB
L3 cache	25 MB	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	12
Number of threads	20
Base frequency		3.20 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	51.2 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 3200 MT/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	50mm x 26.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Configurable TDP-down		55 Watt
Configurable TDP-up		65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
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
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Execution Units		32
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.45 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096 x 2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.6