CPU Comparison
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
PROCESS
10 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2021
VS
INTEL
Xeon Gold 6338T
CORE STATE
Ice Lake-SP
CORE SPECS
24 Cores / 48 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.1 Base / 3.4 GHz Turbo
CACHE
36 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
165W
ARCHITECTURE
Ice Lake
PROCESS
10 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2021
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
3dmark_16_threads
3dmark_2_threads
3dmark_4_threads
3dmark_8_threads
3dmark_max_threads
3dmark_single_thread
cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore
geekbench_multicore
geekbench_singlecore
passmark_data_compression
passmark_data_encryption
passmark_extended_instructions
passmark_find_prime_numbers
passmark_floating_point_math
passmark_integer_math
passmark_multithread
passmark_physics
passmark_random_string_sorting
passmark_single_thread
passmark_singlethread
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
i9-12900KF
Gold 6338T
Core Specs
Cores
16
24
+50.0%
Threads
24
48
+100.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
3.2
2.1
-34.4%
Boost Clock (GHz)
5.2
3.4
-34.6%
Frequency (GHz)
3.2
2.1
-34.4%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
5.2
3.4
-34.6%
Multiplier
32
21
-34.4%
SMP CPUs
1
2
+100.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
80 KB (per core)
64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
1.25 MB (per core)
1 MB (per core)
L3 Cache
30 MB (shared)
36 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
125
165
+32.0%
PL1
241W
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PL2
241W
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Architecture
Architecture
Alder Lake
Ice Lake
Codename
Alder Lake-S
Ice Lake-SP
Generation
Core i9
(Alder Lake-S)
Xeon Gold
(Ice Lake-SP)
Process Size
10 nm
10 nm
Die Size
215 mm²
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Foundry
Intel
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR4, DDR5
DDR4
Memory Bus
Dual-channel
Eight-channel
Memory Bandwidth
—
204.8 GB/s
ECC Memory
No
Yes
DDR4 Speed
3200 MT/s
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DDR5 Speed
4800 MT/s
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Platform
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Intel Socket 4189
Chipsets
Z690, H670, B660, H610
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PCIe
Gen 4, 20 Lanes(CPU only)
Gen 4, 64 Lanes(CPU only)
Intel Hybrid
Hybrid Cores
P-Cores: 8
E-Cores: 8
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E-Core Frequency
1800 MHz
up to 3.8 GHz
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Other
Market
Desktop
Server/Workstation
Production Status
Active
Active
Launch Price
$564
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Part Number
SRL4J
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Package
FC-LGA16A
FC-LGA4189
Tj Max
100°C
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