At last year's 12th-generation Core desktop processor conference, the first to appear was 6 K-series products that support overclocking, and at CES 2022, Intel finally completed the 12th generation Core product line, of which the Core i7 12700 was concerned by the majority of mainstream users. From the positioning point of view, Core i7 12700 is located between Core i7 12700K and Core i5 12600K, the basic power of 65W, 12 core 20 thread specifications and the maximum 4.9GHz acceleration frequency can be called productivity and game performance hard, with the B660 motherboard cost performance is also very prominent, so it is "all-round dessert U" is not exaggerated, so how about the actual experience when using it to install the machine? How should it be matched? Let's take a look.
All-round specifications, dessert positioning of the Core i7 12700
Like the Core i7 12700K, the Core i7 12700 is also equipped with 8 performance cores and 4 energy efficiency cores, a total of 12 cores and 20 threads, but the base frequency and the highest turbo frequency are different, and its basic power has thus come to 65W, so the requirements for the radiator have become more approachable, and even some well-known 100-yuan air cooling can hold (if only used under the base power, the new version of the original radiator included in the box is completely enough), This is equivalent to saving costs for user installation, and it also reduces the difficulty of installation.
The Core i7 12700 also has the same UHD770 core display as the Core i7 12700K, with 32 EUs and a maximum acceleration frequency of 1500MHz. Due to the new architecture, the performance of uhd600 series games has been greatly improved compared to the previous generation, and it can be seen from the table that smooth frame rates can be achieved to cope with popular esports online games. In addition, uhD770 core display also supports Intel's unique Quick Sync Video technology, which can bring great efficiency improvements in video transcoding, which is a very practical function for users who need to edit videos frequently, and it is strongly recommended that you open support for it in the video tool software. Of course, for players and designer users with higher requirements for graphics performance, the future can also upgrade the powerful display, after all, core i7 12700 supports the industry-leading PCIe 5.0×16 interface, bandwidth is twice that of PCIe 4.0×16, has long been ready for upgrading to the future of high-end graphics cards. In addition, in software that supports AI acceleration (such as the Gigipixel AI image enhancement tool that can greatly improve the accuracy of pictures), the Core i7 12700 with a new architecture can also exert a stronger AI acceleration effect, bringing users higher work efficiency.
In terms of motherboard and memory collocation, Core i7 12700 due to the locked frequency multiplier, reduce the power specifications, so with the high cost performance of the B660 motherboard can play the full performance, memory can also choose the mainstream DDR4 memory with low price (recommended with DDR4 3200/3600 memory, the balance of performance and price is more prominent), thereby reducing the installed budget of the whole machine, so that mainstream users can also enjoy a high-performance experience comparable to the flagship. In particular, it is worth mentioning that the Core i7 12700 not only has a built-in PCIe 4.0 controller, the B660 motherboard chip also provides a PCIe 4.0 controller, so we can see that the B660 motherboards on the market generally provide dual PCIe 4.0×4 M.2 slots, players can very easily use PCIe 4.0×4 M.2 SSD to expand, get extremely high disk performance, thereby improving the loading speed of games and large engineering files, the experience is of course a higher level.
After analyzing the advantages of the Core i7 12700 platform and some practical features, we will look at the actual installed configuration scheme.
The work game is fully HELD, and the smooth experience is too powerful
The Core i7 12700 has a full-load output of about 164W in the Cinebench R23
As previously analyzed, the core i7 12700 has the specifications and performance enough to cope with any game masterpiece and mainstream design software, so our entire configuration should be balanced, and finally create a set of all-round consoles without shortcomings. In terms of motherboards, we have selected the popular star B660 DDR4 model in the market, with DDR4 3200 16GB×2 memory, the game can be all-you-can-eat, and the design can also easily meet the needs of mainstream video editing, 3D rendering output and other large-scale projects. The graphics card is equipped with the RTX 3070 Ti, and the Core i7 12700 is also a door-to-door pair, and the two naturally complement each other, and there will be no bottlenecks in dealing with large games. Of course, because the price of the unique display is still relatively high, if the player does not have the demand to buy the unique display for the time being, the core i7 12700 built-in UHD770 nuclear display can also meet the needs of the smooth operation of popular e-sports online games, and players can wait for the unique display price to be normal in the future. The hard drive section has selected the WD_BLACK SN850 1TB that supports PCIe 4.0×4, and it is recommended to plug it into the M.2 socket closest to the processor on the motherboard to enjoy the ultra-fast response speed of the Core i7 12700 processor straight out of PCIe 4.0×4. The power supply section, rated at 750W, can ensure the long-term stable operation of the Core i7 12700+RTX 3070 Ti. Radiator part, we chose a cost-effective 240 water cooling, after our actual measurement, using the default settings, Core i7 12700 to maintain the base acceleration power of 65W, after opening XMP, the motherboard BIOS automatically unlocks the acceleration power of PL2, at this time Cinebench R23 test machine power is up to 164W, the performance is completely released, the temperature remains at 76 ° C. It can be seen that the heat dissipation requirements of the Core i7 12700 are really not high, and the full load power of 164W only needs a mid-to-high-end air-cooled radiator of about 200 yuan or a mainstream 240 water cooling to get it.
Okay, let's see how well this configuration performs in real combat.
As can be seen from the table, the benchmark part, the CPU-Z single-core score of the Core i7 12700 is as high as 780, which is significantly higher than the level of about 650 points of the previous generation, and the multi-core performance is close to 9000 points, more than 15% of the previous generation flagship, and the performance in 3D rendering output applications is basically the same, and the performance is very strong. In terms of games, the host positioning of our core i7 12700 is already quite high, so there is no pressure to directly choose 2K resolution extreme picture quality, Core i7 12700 is very eye-catching in the game measurement, and all games can maintain a smooth frame rate of more than 70fps. In short, this set of high-performance consoles with core cores can indeed be called "all-round warriors", whether it is an audiophile-level game application or a mainstream design application, it can be easily handled and provides an excellent user experience.
Summary: High frequency core multi, Core i7 12700 installed all-round eat-all experience is good!
Let's summarize it briefly. Core i7 12700 has the largest number of cores/threads at a price of 2699 yuan, the new performance core + energy efficiency core architecture in the game and professional design applications can provide a first-class experience in the same level of products, with a very cost-effective B660 motherboard not only supports inexpensive and good DDR4 memory, but also has the expansion ability of dual PCIe 4.0×4 M.2, and the comprehensive experience is higher than the previous generation platform. In addition, due to the built-in UHD770 nuclear display, core i7 12700 has a powerful video transcoding acceleration function, but also can easily play mainstream e-sports online games, players can wait for the unique price reduction before purchasing, which also provides players with more flexible allocation space. In short, to create a cost-effective PC console that takes all-you-you-can-eat, core i7 12700 + B660 solutions deserve priority.