Intel Core 5 120F vs Intel Core i7 12700KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2025
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Processor Number
120F
i7-12700KF
Integrated Graphics
No
No
Core Architecture
—
Alder Lake
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
65 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
190 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
25
36x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
—
4
Efficiency Core Threads
—
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.8 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
—
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,707
1,944
Cinebench R23
12,236
22,801
Geekbench 6
2,305
2,790
Geekbench 6
9,773
15,374
Geekbench 5
—
2,031
Geekbench 5
—
14,961
Cinebench 2024
—
114
Blender
—
349
Passmark CPU
—
4,020
Passmark CPU
—
34,419
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.