Intel Core i9 12900 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Dec 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Arrow Lake
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Arc Graphics
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Instruction Set
—
x86-64
Processor Number
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235
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
FCLGA-1851
Power Consumption
65 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
105 °C
Foundry
Intel
TSMC
Die Size
215 mm²
243 mm²
Package
FC-LGA16A
FC-LGA18W
Transistor Count
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17.8 billions
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
121 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
8
Efficiency Core Threads
8
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1800 MHz
2.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.4 GHz
Total Core Count
16
14
Total Thread Count
24
14
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24.0
34
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
3 MB per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
24 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
24
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
2000 MHz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,988
2,107
Cinebench R23
26,454
22,685
Geekbench 6
2,727
2,968
Geekbench 6
13,396
17,846
Blender
183
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Cinebench 2024
—
127
Cinebench 2024
—
1,227
Passmark CPU
—
4,510
Passmark CPU
—
40,506
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.