Intel Core i9 12900KF vs Intel Core 3 N355
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Jan 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
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Processor Number
i9-12900KF
3-N355
Integrated Graphics
No
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
BGA-1264
Power Consumption
125 W
9 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
241 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
105 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
—
Performance Core Threads
16
—
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
—
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
—
Efficiency Cores
8
8
Efficiency Core Threads
8
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
3.9 GHz
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
24
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
39
L1 Cache
64 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
2 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200,LPDDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
128 GB
16 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
1
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
38.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
9
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1350 MHz
Shader Units
—
256
Texture Units
—
16
Raster Operation Units
—
8
Execution Units
—
32
Power Consumption
—
15
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,028
1,038
Cinebench R23
27,422
5,260
Geekbench 6
2,686
1,352
Geekbench 5
1,970
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Geekbench 6
16,130
5,142
Geekbench 5
17,469
—
Blender
425
—
Passmark CPU
4,167
2,203
Passmark CPU
41,190
10,539
Cinebench 2024
—
66
Cinebench 2024
—
334
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.