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

Xeon 6517P

CORE STATE Granite Rapids

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 32 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.2 Base / 4.2 GHz Turbo

CACHE 72 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 190W

ARCHITECTURE Granite Rapids

nm

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

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

4,247

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

528

599

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

15,603

17,697

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

2,202

2,498

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

37,152

42,136

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

5,245

5,948

geekbench_multicore

15,960

N/A

geekbench_singlecore

2,705

N/A

passmark_data_compression

563,709

665,506

passmark_data_encryption

31,403

32,978

passmark_extended_instructions

35,089

52,333

passmark_find_prime_numbers

158

315

passmark_floating_point_math

111,429

128,525

passmark_integer_math

147,575

163,563

passmark_multithread

43,698

49,572

passmark_physics

2,437

3,940

passmark_random_string_sorting

60,539

65,031

passmark_single_thread

4,330

3,481

passmark_singlethread

4,330

3,481

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i9-12900KS

6517P

Core Specs

Cores

16

16 0.0%

Threads

24

32 +33.3%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.4

3.2 -5.9%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.5

4.2 -23.6%

Frequency (GHz)

3.4

3.2 -5.9%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.5

4.2 -23.6%

Multiplier

34

32 -5.9%

SMP CPUs

1

2 +100.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

112 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1.25 MB (per core)

2 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

30 MB (shared)

72 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

150

190 +26.7%

PL1

241 W

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PL2

241 W

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Architecture

Architecture

Alder Lake

Granite Rapids

Codename

Alder Lake-S

Granite Rapids

Generation

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-SP)

Process Size

10 nm

5 nm

Die Size

215 mm²

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Foundry

Intel

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4, DDR5

DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Eight-channel

Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

409.6 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

Yes

DDR4 Speed

3200 MT/s

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Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Intel Socket 4710

Chipsets

Z690, W680, H670, Q670, B660, H610

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PCIe

Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 88 Lanes(CPU only)

Intel Hybrid

Hybrid Cores

P-Cores: 8 E-Cores: 8

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E-Core Frequency

2.5 GHz up to 4 GHz

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P-Core Turbo

5.2 GHz

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AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

—

10 nm

Interconnect

UPI Links

—

3 x24 24 GT/s

CXL

—

Gen 2.0, 64 Lanes (Shared with PCI-E)

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

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Other

Market

Desktop

Server/Workstation

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$739

$1195

Part Number

SRLDD

SRVU4

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-LGA18N

Tj Max

115°C

103°C

Bundled Cooler

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None

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