CPU Comparison

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INTEL

Intel Core i7-12700KF

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

Core i9-12900F

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

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

9,282

N/A

3dmark_2_threads

2,065

N/A

3dmark_4_threads

4,011

N/A

3dmark_8_threads

7,211

N/A

3dmark_max_threads

9,983

N/A

3dmark_single_thread

1,043

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

2,921

3,074

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

412

433

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

12,171

12,810

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,718

1,808

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

28,979

30,500

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

4,091

4,305

geekbench_multicore

13,596

13,818

geekbench_singlecore

2,526

2,533

passmark_data_compression

441,960

451,402

passmark_data_encryption

23,181

25,251

passmark_extended_instructions

28,650

28,265

passmark_find_prime_numbers

112

127

passmark_floating_point_math

87,449

96,452

passmark_integer_math

113,521

129,504

passmark_multithread

34,092

35,912

passmark_physics

1,780

1,842

passmark_random_string_sorting

45,150

48,477

passmark_single_thread

3,984

4,017

passmark_singlethread

3,984

4,017

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i7-12700KF

i9-12900F

Core Specs

Cores

12

16 +33.3%

Threads

20

24 +20.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.6

2.4 -33.3%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5

5.1 +2.0%

Frequency (GHz)

3.6

2.4 -33.3%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5

5.1 +2.0%

Multiplier

36

24 -33.3%

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

65 -48.0%

PL1

190W

65W

PL2

190W

202W

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, Z790, H770, B760

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

1800 MHz up to 3.8 GHz

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$384

$494

Part Number

SRL4P

SRL4L

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-LGA16A

Tj Max

100°C

100°C

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