Intel Core 12th Gen i7-12700F Desktop Processor BX8071512700F

This was purchased to replace my i7 9700k as, although done everything I needed it to do it was too old for what is yet to come. My old pc is being donated to my son on law as it stands so I have started anew. My system parts, supplied by CCL, are all living up to expectation. I am impressed with the new NvMe drive through the Gen 4 Pci Express slot and how fast it is getting 6500 read speeds. That's a massive jump from around 800mbs I got from the old Z97 board. Now I'm waiting to get a good GPU and another 2TB MvMe and that should do me.

Beware of the efficiency cores

This is a powerful CPU that even shames AMD in many ways. But it also has significant issues. Win10 and most Linux distros don't know how to deal with the efficiency cores versus the performance cores. So unless your BIOS lets you disable the efficiency cores you might get worse performance than expected. For example handbrake takes twice as long to convert a video with the efficiency cores enabled. But, if you're okay running Win 11, it shouldn't be an issue. The other disappointment is this CPU is seriously power hungry. It's rated at 65 watts TDP but is happy to consume 3 times that. That means the CPU fan ramps up to noisy speeds just watching on a video on YouTube. My system idles at over 60 watts of power consumption from the wall which is really hungry in ... MoreThis is a powerful CPU that even shames AMD in many ways. But it also has significant issues. Win10 and most Linux distros don't know how to deal with the efficiency cores versus the performance cores. So unless your BIOS lets you disable the efficiency cores you might get worse performance than expected. For example handbrake takes twice as long to convert a video with the efficiency cores enabled. But, if you're okay running Win 11, it shouldn't be an issue. The other disappointment is this CPU is seriously power hungry. It's rated at 65 watts TDP but is happy to consume 3 times that. That means the CPU fan ramps up to noisy speeds just watching on a video on YouTube. My system idles at over 60 watts of power consumption from the wall which is really hungry in this day and age. By comparison, my M1 Ultra Mac Studio idles at 10 watts or six times less. And under full load the difference is even greater. Intel has completely lost their power management mojo in their desktop CPUs even with the efficiency cores. 12th Gen Intel CPUs seem like a rushed half baked response to Apple's M1 they missed the goal by a mile.

Bewertung für Intel Core i7 12700 12 8+4 2.10GHz So.1700 BOX

TLDR Great processor, would buy again.Pros- easy installation - LGA processors somehow seem less stressful to install than PGA processors- works flawlessly, probably overkill for gaming, but for working related matters theres a noticeable improvement over the weaker processors- I dont think one should overclock the PC that they use daily, unless one is really an enthusiast about OC, so this CPU seems like a perfect choice and its a bit cheaper than the K version, which is a plus- having an iGPU is nice for troubleshooting, in case something happens with the dedicated GPU- the highest temperature I managed to get was 81ÃC under full load in Cinebench Im using a big double fan cooler, see below for specs- Cinebench R23 score 21737Neutral- there is some talk ... MoreTLDR Great processor, would buy again.Pros- easy installation - LGA processors somehow seem less stressful to install than PGA processors- works flawlessly, probably overkill for gaming, but for working related matters theres a noticeable improvement over the weaker processors- I dont think one should overclock the PC that they use daily, unless one is really an enthusiast about OC, so this CPU seems like a perfect choice and its a bit cheaper than the K version, which is a plus- having an iGPU is nice for troubleshooting, in case something happens with the dedicated GPU- the highest temperature I managed to get was 81ÃC under full load in Cinebench Im using a big double fan cooler, see below for specs- Cinebench R23 score 21737Neutral- there is some talk online about LGA1700 CPUs bending. I cant confirm or deny this, but at least Ive had no problems with cooling so farCons- I dont understand why these high-end CPUs even come in versions that include a stock cooler. I think that anyone who builds such a high end PC also has a better cooling solution, be it air or water. I know that there are also tray versions of these processors, but I was not able to find one hereFull build in case someone wants to check component compatibility- MB MSI Tomahawk B660 DDR4 WIFI- CPU Intel i7 12700 non-K or F- CPU cooler bQ Dark Rock Pro 4- RAM G.Skill Ripjaws V 32Gb DDR4-3200- SSD Samsung 980 Pro 1Tb- GPU MSI Gaming X 3060 Ti- PSU bQ Straight Power 11 850W Platinum- Case bQ Pure Base 500 with 4 bQ Pure Wings 2 140mm fans

Excellent Alder Lake CPU for Multi-Tasking

This chip is a balance between flagship performance and budget. Yes I know it does not come with integrated graphics but it doesn't matter because people install their own GPU anyway.This chip eats up video encoding jobs and gaming withoutbreaking a sweat and it runs just fine on the B660 chipset. IF you want high performance without spending a ton of cash for a practical build, get this chip right meow!

Excellent Performance on Demanding Graphics Tasks

It was time to rebuild my graphics design, CAD, and embedded systems workstation. The old system was built on an ASUS P8C WS motherboard and ran an Intel Xeon E-series V2 processor, 32Gb of DDR3 RAM, a Quadro P2000 graphics card and Windows 10 Pro. Although it all worked very well, many of my software updates would not run on the old Xeon processor (Adobe Media Encoder, for example). So, I studied all that is out there and finally decided to make this 12th Generation i7 the heart of my new workstation build.My old Xeon did not have graphics support built in; neither does this specific i7. So I kept my Quadro graphics card. I built my new system on an ASUS Creator ProArt B660 motherboard, added 32Gb of Corsair Vengeance LPX RAM (I was unable to find the Kingston ... MoreIt was time to rebuild my graphics design, CAD, and embedded systems workstation. The old system was built on an ASUS P8C WS motherboard and ran an Intel Xeon E-series V2 processor, 32Gb of DDR3 RAM, a Quadro P2000 graphics card and Windows 10 Pro. Although it all worked very well, many of my software updates would not run on the old Xeon processor (Adobe Media Encoder, for example). So, I studied all that is out there and finally decided to make this 12th Generation i7 the heart of my new workstation build.My old Xeon did not have graphics support built in; neither does this specific i7. So I kept my Quadro graphics card. I built my new system on an ASUS Creator ProArt B660 motherboard, added 32Gb of Corsair Vengeance LPX RAM (I was unable to find the Kingston RAM I prefer), added four Noctua 1200RPM PWM case fans to aid the CPU cooler that came with the i7, and powered it all with a Corsair RM850X power supply. For my boot drive I used a Samsung 980 PRO 500Gb Gen 4 X4 M.2 SSD. I added a 1Tb M.2 for storage and pulled over my old SSD SATA drives from my old system. I then installed Windows 10 Pro and, after a couple of days, upgraded to Windows 11 Pro (through the free upgrade program).This is an amazingly quick and amazingly quiet system. As built the system boots extremely quickly and performs everything I have thrown at it thus far. This little i7 is a real monster of a processor.Just for sake of comparison, I downloaded and ran the Cinebench R23 benchmark software, which is a real test of a CPU's power speed and continuous power. If you look at the attached image you'll see that in this benchmark the only listed processors that outperformed the i7-12700F were two AMD Thread Rippers (one with 32 cores running 64 threads, and the other with 16 cores running 32 threads) and a Xeon processor with 24 cores running 48 threads. This is i7's performance is amazing for a processor with a price of around $330. Pretty impressive!I considered using an i9 processor of some sort in this build but did not want to contend with the heat and power demands of that processor series. And I considered going with another Xeon, but price and other issues put me off of that choice. For a "never gaming" computer, I think using this particular i7 makes perfect sense for graphics design, CAD, and the embedded systems work that I do. This is a keeper!The only negative I found with this "boxed processor" is its "thermal solution" (the CPU fan that comes with it). On this particular motherboard the fins of the fan stick out very close to the first RAM slot on the board. If you want to fill all four RAM slots on this board the CPU fan might interfere with the RAM stick in the A1 slot IF the RAM stick has a tall heatsink attached. I used two 16Gb sticks (mounted in the A2 and B2 RAM slots) and had no problems. The other issue with the CPU fan is it can get really noisy when the CPU has begun to heat up and the fan speeds up. It really lets you know it is working! But, it is rare for the i7 to really work hard enough to cause the fan to spool up. When it does you'll think your robot vacuum snuck under the desk and turned itself on high! This is certainly not a "deal-breaker." I did not make any deductions in my "stars ratings because of it.

Fast, quiet, and plenty of power

I was looking around to see what other manufacturers were doing to creative desktops. Almost all were going to 8 core processors, including Apple. Unfortunately there's no 8 core solution in the 12th gen of Intel, so the logical choice was to go for 12 cores. So far it runs Lightroom, Photoshop, some gaming, and Office without any issues. The stock cooler is also very quiet compared to previous generations. It does get warm, so make sure your BIOS fan controls are configured properly. Asus surprised me with enabling enhanced perfomance by default, but after setting back to the default Intel values, it runs just fine and cooler.

Intel Core i7-12700F Boxed

A quality processor for games and working, has a 12 gen with good performance level and new architecture, supoort a ddr4 and ddr5 ram, a 2 types of cores: performance and efficiency. There is a 12 cores: 8 performance and 4 efficiency, has a normal speed of working with boost. Price is good.

Intel Core i7-12700F Tray

A good processor i7 12 generation of Intel. 12700K a good model, has a efficiency abd performance cores, a 8 p and 4 e. Good performance for work and games. Has a lga1700 socket, support a ddr4 or ddr5 about your mb, a 25 mb cache and good speed characteristics.

Perfect all round CPU

As someone who usually goes for an i5 or Ryzen 5, I decided to splurge a little and get an i7, I went with the 12700F as I prefer the 65W option whenever possible.It's definitely been the best Intel CPU I've owned, it runs cool and quiet with an NZXT X53 which is overkill but keeps it under 50 most of the time.It's great for both gaming and productivity, I was surprised how much of a difference going from a 12400F in my previous build to a 12700F actually made in day-to-day usage as well. If you're like me and not an overclocker, the 12700F and B660 is a great combination for gaming, not only will it perform similarly to the 12700K but it'll run cooler and use less power too.

Review of Intel Core i7-12700F 12th Gen Desktop Processor 25M Cache

Good Points: i7-12700K/F/KF is more than enough for all gaming purposes. It can turbo boost to 190W at which point it is incredibly difficult to cool but I could only get it to run at this wattage with Prime95. Usually games will not run it at more than 110W, which is very easy to cool with fans like NH-U9S.Improvement Points: The stock cooler was quite weak compared to Noctua stuff. The CPU will thermal throttle at maybe 160W with the stock cooler, not ideal if you want to run 3D, computing or video workloads on the CPU. Also, the stock cooler might fail to attach to the board. In that case, check that its pins are all rotated into a position where they would attach. In sum, I was very happy to replace the stock cooler.