Promotional content has leaked about the Core i3-12100F and i5-12400F as well as the i7-12700F, all of which are the 12th generation Alder Lake series.
Intel Core i3-12100F and i5-12400F: First CPUs without e-cores
Intel’s promotional content confirms that the Core i3-12100F and i5-12400F will be the first chips in the series to not feature the new e-core efficiency cores present in the Core i7-12700F.
The three aforementioned processors, 12100F, 12400F, and 12700F, which come without integrated graphics, have a TDP of 65W, so they will be equipped with the Intel RM1 cooler that we saw in a previous article. The first two lack efficiency cores, so they “only” have the active P cores, which are the power cores. At this point, it is unclear if Intel will sell OEM packages with the RM1 cooler.
The leaked material confirms that the Core i3-12100F will have 4 cores and 8 threads, so it would retain the number of cores and threads of the previous Core generation. The clock speed is expected to reach 4.3 GHz.
The Core i5-12400F will feature 6 cores, 12 threads, and a clock speed of 4.4 GHz.
The i7-12700F will have identical specifications as the already released K variant, except for a lower frequency and TDP. The performance of the cores increases to 4.9 GHz, 100 MHz less than the 12700K without multiplier lock.
We expect to see these and other Alder Lake 12th Gen Core CPUs at CES 2022, as there are other non-K CPUs that should be announced here, in addition to the H670, B660, and H610 motherboards that will make up the mid-range and low-end.