12th Gen Intel® Core™ and LGA 1700
Revolutionary performance and multitasking. With the highest clock speeds and a groundbreaking new architecture, you’ll be able to push your gameplay to new heights while secondary apps run seamlessly in the background.
Performance beyond the cores.
The new processor architecture is also compatible with the latest platform innovations, giving you performance improvements throughout your PC.
Ready for what’s next – Support for PCIe Gen 5 and DDR5 for high-performance components like memory and graphics.
Best-in-class connectivity –Thunderbolt™ 4 and Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6/6E (Gig+) deliver fast transfer speeds and connections to peripherals.5
Streamlined overclocking – Separate overclocking controls for both types of cores gives you nuanced personalization.
The LGA 1700 is designed as a replacement for the LGA 1200 (known as the Socket H5) and it has 1700 protruding pins to get in touch with the processor boards. Compared to its predecessor, it has 500 more pins, which required a major change in socket and processor sizes; it is 7.5 mm longer. This is the first major change in Intel's LGA processor socket size for desktops since the introduction of the LGA 775 in 2004, especially for consumer-grade CPU sockets. The larger size also required a change in the configuration of the heat sink mounting holes, making previously used cooling solutions incompatible with LGA 1700 motherboards and processors. [2] Noctua, among other cooling companies, is working on upgrade kits for existing coolers and new coolers for this outlet.
