Intel Core i9 12900KF vs Intel Core i9 10900F
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
May 2020
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Comet Lake
Processor Number
i9-12900KF
i9-10900F
Integrated Graphics
No
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1200
Power Consumption
125 W
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
241 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
10
Performance Core Threads
16
20
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
5.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
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
10
Total Thread Count
24
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
28x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
45.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
16
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,028
1,341
Cinebench R23
27,422
10,677
Geekbench 6
2,686
1,774
Geekbench 5
1,970
1,322
Geekbench 6
16,130
9,566
Geekbench 5
17,469
10,172
Blender
425
221
Passmark CPU
4,167
3,055
Passmark CPU
41,190
20,453
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.