Intel Core i7 12700K vs Intel Core i9 10900KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
May 2020
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Comet Lake
Processor Number
i7-12700K
i9-10900KF
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1200
Power Consumption
125 W
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
10
Performance Core Threads
16
20
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
5.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
—
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
10
Total Thread Count
20
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
37x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
45.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
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Shader Units
256
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Texture Units
16
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Raster Operation Units
8
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Execution Units
32
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
16
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,944
1,375
Cinebench R23
22,801
13,761
Geekbench 6
2,625
1,741
Geekbench 5
2,084
1,301
Geekbench 6
14,728
7,414
Geekbench 5
15,499
11,050
Cinebench 2024
114
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Cinebench 2024
1,172
936
Blender
364
271
Passmark CPU
4,040
3,118
Passmark CPU
34,674
22,915
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.