CPU Comparison

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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

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

9,912

10,316

3dmark_2_threads

2,120

2,212

3dmark_4_threads

4,145

4,320

3dmark_8_threads

7,596

7,872

3dmark_max_threads

11,620

11,897

3dmark_single_thread

1,073

1,121

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

3,531

3,744

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

498

528

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

14,713

15,603

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

2,076

2,202

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

35,031

37,152

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

4,945

5,245

geekbench_multicore

15,525

15,960

geekbench_singlecore

2,640

2,705

passmark_data_compression

537,341

563,709

passmark_data_encryption

29,579

31,403

passmark_extended_instructions

33,682

35,089

passmark_find_prime_numbers

147

158

passmark_floating_point_math

105,471

111,429

passmark_integer_math

139,090

147,575

passmark_multithread

41,213

43,698

passmark_physics

2,219

2,437

passmark_random_string_sorting

57,094

60,539

passmark_single_thread

4,136

4,330

passmark_singlethread

4,136

4,330

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i9-12900K

i9-12900KS

Core Specs

Cores

16

16 0.0%

Threads

24

24 0.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.2

3.4 +6.2%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.2

5.5 +5.8%

Frequency (GHz)

3.2

3.4 +6.2%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.2

5.5 +5.8%

Multiplier

32

34 +6.3%

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

30 MB (shared)

30 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

125

150 +20.0%

PL1

241 W

241 W

PL2

241 W

241 W

Architecture

Architecture

Alder Lake

Alder Lake

Codename

Alder Lake-S

Alder Lake-S

Generation

Core i9 (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

76.8 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

Yes

DDR4 Speed

3200 MT/s

3200 MT/s

Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Intel Socket 1700

Chipsets

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

Z690, W680, H670, Q670, B660, H610

PCIe

Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Intel Hybrid

Hybrid Cores

P-Cores: 8 E-Cores: 8

P-Cores: 8 E-Cores: 8

E-Core Frequency

2.4 GHz up to 3.9 GHz

2.5 GHz up to 4 GHz

P-Core Turbo

—

5.2 GHz

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

UHD Graphics 770

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$599

$739

Part Number

SRL4H

SRLDD

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-LGA16A

Tj Max

100°C

115°C

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