Intel Core i9 12900K vs Intel Core i5 12400F
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i9-12900K
i5-12400F
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
125 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
117 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3,2 GHz
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
—
Efficiency Core Threads
8
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
—
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
—
Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
24
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
25x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
18 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
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
—
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
—
Shader Units
256
—
Texture Units
16
—
Raster Operation Units
8
—
Execution Units
32
—
Power Consumption
15 W
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,028
1,647
Cinebench R23
27,422
12,344
Geekbench 6
2,631
2,301
Geekbench 6
17,004
9,475
Blender
422
210
Geekbench 5
—
1,628
Geekbench 5
—
8,519
Cinebench 2024
—
102
Passmark CPU
—
3,513
Passmark CPU
—
19,551
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.