Intel Core 3 304 vs Intel Core i7 12700F
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2026
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Core Architecture
Wildcat Lake
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe)
No
Generation
Core 3 (Wildcat Lake)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i7-12700F
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Intel BGA 1516
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
15 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
Foundry
Intel
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Package
FC-BGA
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Max Turbo Power Consumption
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180 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
1
8
Performance Core Threads
2
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
4.8 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1400 MHz
1.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Total Core Count
5
12
Total Thread Count
5
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
15.0
21x
L1 Cache
192 KB
80 K per core
L2 Cache
2.5 MB
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
1
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
59.7 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4
5.0
PCIe Lanes
6
20
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,472
2,446
Geekbench 6
6,708
12,755
Cinebench R23
—
1,885
Cinebench R23
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19,795
Blender
—
328
Passmark CPU
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3,882
Passmark CPU
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30,652
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.