As of March 2026, the most profitable coin for Intel Core i7-12700 mining is Monero (XMR) on RandomX, with 5,600 H/s hashrate and -$0.07/day net profit after electricity costs ($0.0727/kWh).
Intel Core i7-12700
Best coin: Monero — net -$0.07/day
Specifications
Brand: Intel
Platform: consumer
Generation: Alder Lake
Socket: LGA 1700
Cores: 12
Threads: 20
Base: 2.1 GHz
Boost: 4.9 GHz
L1: 1024 KB
L2: 12 MB
L3: 25 MB
TDP: 65 W
Memory: DDR4 × 2ch
PCIe: Gen 5
System Build (used prices)
CPU (Intel Core i7-12700)$170.99
Motherboard (any LGA 1700 B660/B760)$73.28
RAM (DDR4 3200 8GB × 2)$30.53
Storage (SSD 120GB SATA)$12.21
PSU (500W)$30.53
Total system$317.55
Mining Profitability
| Coin | Algo | Hashrate | CPU W | System W | Income/day | Elec/day | Profit/day | CPU H/s/W | Sys H/s/W | CPU $/W | Sys $/W | ROI CPU | ROI System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monero (XMR) | randomx | 5,600 H/s | 68 W | 121 W | $0.14 | $0.21 | -$0.07 | 82.4 | 46.2 | $0.0021/W | $0.0012/W | ∞ | ∞ |
Updated 9 min ago