CPU Comparison

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Intel

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

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Intel

INTEL

Core Ultra 9 288V

CORE STATE Lunar Lake

CORE SPECS 8 Cores / 8 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.3 Base / 5.1 GHz Turbo

CACHE 12 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 30W

ARCHITECTURE Lunar Lake

nm

PROCESS 3 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

10,316

N/A

3dmark_2_threads

2,212

N/A

3dmark_4_threads

4,320

N/A

3dmark_8_threads

7,872

N/A

3dmark_max_threads

11,897

N/A

3dmark_single_thread

1,121

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

3,744

1,715

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

528

241

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

15,603

7,146

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

2,202

1,008

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

37,152

17,016

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

5,245

2,402

geekbench_multicore

15,960

N/A

geekbench_singlecore

2,705

N/A

passmark_data_compression

563,709

187,935

passmark_data_encryption

31,403

14,405

passmark_extended_instructions

35,089

15,826

passmark_find_prime_numbers

158

202

passmark_floating_point_math

111,429

60,422

passmark_integer_math

147,575

44,476

passmark_multithread

43,698

20,093

passmark_physics

2,437

1,671

passmark_random_string_sorting

60,539

22,847

passmark_single_thread

4,330

4,333

passmark_singlethread

4,330

4,333

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i9-12900KS

Ultra 9 288V

Core Specs

Cores

16

8 -50.0%

Threads

24

8 -66.7%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.4

3.3 -2.9%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.5

5.1 -7.3%

Frequency (GHz)

3.4

3.3 -2.9%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.5

5.1 -7.3%

Multiplier

34

33 -2.9%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

192 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1.25 MB (per core)

2.5 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

30 MB (shared)

12 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

150

30 -80.0%

PL1

241 W

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PL2

241 W

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Architecture

Architecture

Alder Lake

Lunar Lake

Codename

Alder Lake-S

Lunar Lake

Generation

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Ultra 9 (Lunar Lake)

Process Size

10 nm

3 nm

Die Size

215 mm²

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Foundry

Intel

TSMC

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4, DDR5

LPDDR5X

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

136.5 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

No

DDR4 Speed

3200 MT/s

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Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Intel BGA 2833

Chipsets

Z690, W680, H670, Q670, B660, H610

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PCIe

Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 4 Lanes(CPU only)

Intel Hybrid

Hybrid Cores

P-Cores: 8 E-Cores: 8

P-Cores: 4 E-Cores: 4

E-Core Frequency

2.5 GHz up to 4 GHz

3.3 GHz up to 3.7 GHz

P-Core Turbo

5.2 GHz

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AI/NPU

NPU

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Yes / 48 TOPS

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Arc 140V

Other

Market

Desktop

Mobile

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$739

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Part Number

SRLDD

SRPMSSRPMW

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-BGA

Tj Max

115°C

100°C

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