CPU Comparison

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INTEL

Intel Core i7-12700K

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 12 Cores / 20 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.6 Base / 5 GHz Turbo

CACHE 25 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 125W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2021

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Intel

INTEL

Core i9-12900KS

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 24 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.4 Base / 5.5 GHz Turbo

CACHE 30 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 150W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2022

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

9,276

10,316

3dmark_2_threads

2,065

2,212

3dmark_4_threads

4,011

4,320

3dmark_8_threads

7,202

7,872

3dmark_max_threads

9,979

11,897

3dmark_single_thread

1,043

1,121

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

2,947

3,744

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

415

528

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

12,281

15,603

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,733

2,202

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

29,241

37,152

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

4,128

5,245

geekbench_multicore

13,892

15,960

geekbench_singlecore

2,561

2,705

passmark_data_compression

446,595

563,709

passmark_data_encryption

23,408

31,403

passmark_extended_instructions

28,885

35,089

passmark_find_prime_numbers

114

158

passmark_floating_point_math

88,035

111,429

passmark_integer_math

114,264

147,575

passmark_multithread

34,404

43,698

passmark_physics

1,790

2,437

passmark_random_string_sorting

45,805

60,539

passmark_single_thread

4,013

4,330

passmark_singlethread

4,013

4,330

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i7-12700K

i9-12900KS

Core Specs

Cores

12

16 +33.3%

Threads

20

24 +20.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.6

3.4 -5.6%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5

5.5 +10.0%

Frequency (GHz)

3.6

3.4 -5.6%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5

5.5 +10.0%

Multiplier

36

34 -5.6%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

80 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1.25 MB (per core)

1.25 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

25 MB (shared)

30 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

125

150 +20.0%

PL1

190W

241 W

PL2

190W

241 W

Architecture

Architecture

Alder Lake

Alder Lake

Codename

Alder Lake-S

Alder Lake-S

Generation

Core i7 (Alder Lake-S)

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Process Size

10 nm

10 nm

Die Size

215 mm²

215 mm²

Foundry

Intel

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4, DDR5

DDR4, DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

—

76.8 GB/s

ECC Memory

No

Yes

DDR4 Speed

3200 MT/s

3200 MT/s

DDR5 Speed

4800 MT/s

—

Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Intel Socket 1700

Chipsets

Z690, H670, B660, H610

Z690, W680, H670, Q670, B660, H610

PCIe

Gen 4, 20 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Intel Hybrid

Hybrid Cores

P-Cores: 8 E-Cores: 4

P-Cores: 8 E-Cores: 8

E-Core Frequency

2.7 GHz up to 3.8 GHz

2.5 GHz up to 4 GHz

P-Core Turbo

4.9 GHz

5.2 GHz

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

UHD Graphics 770

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$409

$739

Part Number

SRL4N

SRLDD

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-LGA16A

Tj Max

100°C

115°C

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