Intel Core i7 12700K vs Intel Core i9 12900
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Alder Lake-S
Processor Number
i7-12700K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
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Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
125 W
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
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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
3.6 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
5.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
8
Efficiency Core Threads
4
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
1800 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
3.8 GHz
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
20
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
24.0
L1 Cache
80 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
1.25 MB per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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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
5
PCIe Lanes
20
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,944
1,988
Cinebench R23
22,801
26,454
Geekbench 6
2,625
2,727
Geekbench 5
2,084
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Geekbench 6
14,728
13,396
Geekbench 5
15,499
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Cinebench 2024
114
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Cinebench 2024
1,172
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Blender
364
183
Passmark CPU
4,040
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Passmark CPU
34,674
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.