CPU Comparison

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Intel

INTEL

Intel Core i9-12900

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 24 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.4 Base / 5.1 GHz Turbo

CACHE 30 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2022

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Intel

INTEL

Xeon 6740E

CORE STATE Sierra Forest

CORE SPECS 96 Cores / 96 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.4 Base / 3.2 GHz Turbo

CACHE 96 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 250W

ARCHITECTURE Sierra Forest

nm

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

2,879

6,525

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

406

921

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

11,996

27,191

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,693

3,838

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

28,563

64,741

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

4,032

9,140

passmark_data_compression

407,899

1,786,845

passmark_data_encryption

23,203

137,106

passmark_extended_instructions

24,777

78,968

passmark_find_prime_numbers

121

526

passmark_floating_point_math

91,514

309,333

passmark_integer_math

127,512

457,614

passmark_multithread

33,608

76,167

passmark_physics

1,730

7,608

passmark_random_string_sorting

44,070

220,684

passmark_single_thread

4,003

1,997

passmark_singlethread

4,003

1,997

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i9-12900

6740E

Core Specs

Cores

16

96 +500.0%

Threads

24

96 +300.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

2.4

2.4 0.0%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.1

3.2 -37.3%

Frequency (GHz)

2.4

2.4 0.0%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.1

3.2 -37.3%

Multiplier

24

24 0.0%

SMP CPUs

1

2 +100.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

96 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1.25 MB (per core)

4 MB (per module)

L3 Cache

30 MB (shared)

96 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

65

250 +284.6%

PL1

65W

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PL2

202W

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Architecture

Architecture

Alder Lake

Sierra Forest

Codename

Alder Lake-S

Sierra Forest

Generation

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Xeon 6 (Sierra Forest-SP)

Process Size

10 nm

5 nm

Die Size

215 mm²

578 mm²

Foundry

Intel

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4, DDR5

DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Eight-channel

Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

409.6 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

Yes

DDR4 Speed

3200 MT/s

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Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Intel Socket 4710

Chipsets

Z690, W680, H670, Q670, B660, H610, H610E, Z790, H770, B760

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PCIe

Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 88 Lanes(CPU only)

Intel Hybrid

Hybrid Cores

P-Cores: 8 E-Cores: 8

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E-Core Frequency

1800 MHz up to 3.8 GHz

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AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

—

10 nm

Interconnect

UPI Links

—

4 x24 20 GT/s

CXL

—

Gen 2.0, 64 Lanes (Shared with PCI-E)

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

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Other

Market

Desktop

Server/Workstation

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$519

$5265

Part Number

SRL4KQXQ3

SRPFV

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-LGA18N

Tj Max

100°C

106°C

Bundled Cooler

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None

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