Intel Core i9 12900KS vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2022
Dec 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Arrow Lake
Processor Number
i9-12900KS
235
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Arc Graphics
Generation
—
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
FCLGA-1851
Power Consumption
150 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
105 °C
Transistor Count
—
17.8 billions
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
121 W
Foundry
—
TSMC
Die Size
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243 mm²
Package
—
FC-LGA18W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
8
Total Core Count
16
14
Total Thread Count
24
14
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
34x
34
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
3 MB per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
24 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Performance Core Threads
—
6
Efficiency Core Threads
—
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
2.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.4 GHz
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
—
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
—
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
2000 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
24
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,082
2,107
Cinebench R23
27,796
22,685
Geekbench 6
2,559
2,968
Geekbench 6
15,546
17,846
Passmark CPU
4,357
4,510
Passmark CPU
44,470
40,506
Cinebench 2024
—
127
Cinebench 2024
—
1,227
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.