Intel Core i9 12900KF vs Intel Core i7 12800HX
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
May 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Alder Lake-HX
Processor Number
i9-12900KF
i7-12800HX
Integrated Graphics
No
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
BGA-1744
Power Consumption
125 W
45-55 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
241 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4.8 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
8
Efficiency Core Threads
8
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
—
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
24
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
20x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
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
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
20
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1450 MHz
Shader Units
—
256
Texture Units
—
16
Raster Operation Units
—
8
Execution Units
—
32
Power Consumption
—
45 W
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,028
1,784
Cinebench R23
27,422
19,921
Geekbench 6
2,686
2,380
Geekbench 5
1,970
1,757
Geekbench 6
16,130
13,378
Geekbench 5
17,469
14,104
Blender
425
261
Passmark CPU
4,167
3,859
Passmark CPU
41,190
33,577
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.