CPU Comparison

i

Intel

INTEL

Intel Core i9-10900K

CORE STATE Comet Lake

CORE SPECS 10 Cores / 20 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.7 Base / 5.3 GHz Turbo

CACHE 20 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 125W

ARCHITECTURE Comet Lake

nm

PROCESS 14 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2020

VS

i

Intel

INTEL

Core i9-12900KF

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

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

8,257

9,860

3dmark_2_threads

1,688

2,112

3dmark_4_threads

3,313

4,132

3dmark_8_threads

6,221

7,551

3dmark_max_threads

8,938

11,586

3dmark_single_thread

851

1,069

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

1,923

3,510

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

271

495

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

8,013

14,626

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,131

2,064

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

19,079

34,825

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

2,693

4,916

geekbench_multicore

9,141

14,895

geekbench_singlecore

1,780

2,600

passmark_data_compression

375,336

537,785

passmark_data_encryption

7,796

29,502

passmark_extended_instructions

24,620

33,779

passmark_find_prime_numbers

63

142

passmark_floating_point_math

53,123

105,558

passmark_integer_math

85,404

138,932

passmark_multithread

22,452

40,970

passmark_physics

1,029

2,098

passmark_random_string_sorting

46,389

57,177

passmark_single_thread

3,113

4,144

passmark_singlethread

3,113

4,144

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i9-10900K

i9-12900KF

Core Specs

Cores

10

16 +60.0%

Threads

20

24 +20.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.7

3.2 -13.5%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.3

5.2 -1.9%

Frequency (GHz)

3.7

3.2 -13.5%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.3

5.2 -1.9%

Multiplier

37

32 -13.5%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

64 KB (per core)

80 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

256 KB (per core)

1.25 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

20 MB (shared)

30 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

125

125 0.0%

PL1

125 W

241W

PL2

250 W

241W

Architecture

Architecture

Comet Lake

Alder Lake

Codename

Comet Lake

Alder Lake-S

Generation

Core i9 (Comet Lake)

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Process Size

14 nm

10 nm

Die Size

206 mm²

215 mm²

Foundry

Intel

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4

DDR4, DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

46.9 GB/s

—

ECC Memory

No

No

DDR4 Speed

—

3200 MT/s

DDR5 Speed

—

4800 MT/s

Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 1200

Intel Socket 1700

Chipsets

H410, B460, H470, Z490

Z690, H670, B660, H610

PCIe

Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 4, 20 Lanes(CPU only)

Intel Hybrid

Hybrid Cores

—

P-Cores: 8 E-Cores: 8

E-Core Frequency

—

1800 MHz up to 3.8 GHz

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

—

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

End-of-life

Active

Launch Price

$547

$564

Part Number

SRH91

SRL4J

Package

FC-LGA1200

FC-LGA16A

Tj Max

100°C

100°C

View Core i9-10900K Details View Core i9-12900KF Details