CPU Comparison

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Intel

INTEL

Intel Core i9-12900K

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 24 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.2 Base / 5.2 GHz Turbo

CACHE 30 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 125W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2021

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Intel

INTEL

Xeon w3-2525

CORE STATE Sapphire Rapids

CORE SPECS 8 Cores / 16 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.5 Base / 4.5 GHz Turbo

CACHE 22.5 MB

MAX TDP 175W

ARCHITECTURE Sapphire Rapids

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

9,912

N/A

3dmark_2_threads

2,120

N/A

3dmark_4_threads

4,145

N/A

3dmark_8_threads

7,596

N/A

3dmark_max_threads

11,620

N/A

3dmark_single_thread

1,073

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

3,531

2,388

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

498

336

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

14,713

9,953

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

2,076

1,404

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

35,031

23,699

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

4,945

3,345

geekbench_multicore

15,525

N/A

geekbench_singlecore

2,640

N/A

passmark_data_compression

537,341

337,116

passmark_data_encryption

29,579

16,932

passmark_extended_instructions

33,682

27,881

passmark_find_prime_numbers

147

125

passmark_floating_point_math

105,471

67,764

passmark_integer_math

139,090

86,889

passmark_multithread

41,213

27,882

passmark_physics

2,219

1,656

passmark_random_string_sorting

57,094

33,850

passmark_single_thread

4,136

3,430

passmark_singlethread

4,136

3,430

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i9-12900K

w3-2525

Core Specs

Cores

16

8 -50.0%

Threads

24

16 -33.3%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.2

3.5 +9.4%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.2

4.5 -13.5%

Frequency (GHz)

3.2

3.5 +9.4%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.2

4.5 -13.5%

Multiplier

32

35 +9.4%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

80 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1.25 MB (per core)

2 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

30 MB (shared)

22.5 MB

Power

TDP (W)

125

175 +40.0%

PL1

241 W

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PL2

241 W

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Architecture

Architecture

Alder Lake

Sapphire Rapids

Codename

Alder Lake-S

Sapphire Rapids

Generation

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Xeon W (Sapphire Rapids)

Process Size

10 nm

10 nm

Die Size

215 mm²

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Foundry

Intel

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4, DDR5

DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Quad-channel

Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

140.8 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

Yes

DDR4 Speed

3200 MT/s

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Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Intel Socket 4677

Chipsets

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

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PCIe

Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 64 Lanes(CPU only)

DMI

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4.0 x8

Intel Hybrid

Hybrid Cores

P-Cores: 8 E-Cores: 8

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E-Core Frequency

2.4 GHz up to 3.9 GHz

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Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

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Other

Market

Desktop

Server/Workstation

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$599

$609

Part Number

SRL4H

SRN4J

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-LGA16A

Tj Max

100°C

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