Intel Core i9 7960X vs Intel Core i9 12900K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2017
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i9-7960X
i9-12900K
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 770
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
165 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
98 °C
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
8
Performance Core Threads
32
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
3,2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
32
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
28x
32x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Efficiency Cores
—
8
Efficiency Core Threads
—
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.9 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
44
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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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
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,099
2,028
Cinebench R23
22,189
27,422
Geekbench 6
1,313
2,631
Geekbench 6
9,066
17,004
Passmark CPU
2,489
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Passmark CPU
26,917
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Blender
—
422
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.