Alder Lake
Intel Core i7-12700KF | |
| General information | |
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| Launched | November 4, 2021 |
| Discontinued | April 25, 2025 (mobile) |
| Marketed by | Intel |
| Designed by | Intel |
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| Product code | 80715 |
| Performance | |
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| DMI speeds | 16 GT/s |
| Cache | |
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| L2 cache | 1.25 MB per P-core 2 MB per E-core cluster |
| L3 cache | Up to 30 MB, shared |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Technology node | Intel 7 (previously known as 10ESF) |
| Microarchitecture |
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| Instruction set | x86 |
| Instructions | x86-64 |
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| GPU | Intel Xe-based integrated graphics |
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| History | |
| Predecessors |
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| Successor | Raptor Lake |
| Support status | |
| Supported | |
Alder Lake is Intel's codename for the 12th generation of Intel Core processors based on a hybrid architecture utilizing Golden Cove performance cores and Gracemont efficient cores. It is fabricated using Intel's Intel 7 process, previously referred to as Intel 10 nm Enhanced SuperFin (10ESF). The 10ESF has a 10%-15% boost in performance over the 10SF used in the mobile Tiger Lake processors. Intel officially announced 12th Gen Intel Core CPUs on October 27, 2021, mobile CPUs and non-K series desktop CPUs on January 4, 2022, Alder Lake-P and -U series on February 23, 2022, and Alder Lake-HX series on May 10, 2022.