Intel Core i7 10700KF vs Intel Core i9 12900F
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2020
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Comet Lake
Alder Lake-S
Processor Number
i7-10700KF
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
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Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1200
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
125 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
72 °C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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215 mm²
Package
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FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
8
16
Total Thread Count
16
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
38x
24.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1.25 MB per core
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Efficiency Cores
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8
Efficiency Core Threads
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8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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1800 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.8 GHz
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
45.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
16
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,304
1,988
Cinebench R23
12,665
26,455
Geekbench 6
1,711
2,572
Geekbench 6
8,459
13,687
Blender
173
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.