Intel Core 5 315 vs Intel Core i9 12900KS
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2026
Apr 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Core Architecture
Wildcat Lake
Alder Lake-S
Integrated Graphics
Intel Xe3 Graphics (2 Xe)
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
Core 5 (Wildcat Lake)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i9-12900KS
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Intel BGA 1516
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
15 W
150 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Foundry
Intel
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Package
FC-BGA
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
8
Performance Core Threads
4
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Performance Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
5.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
8
Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1400 MHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
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Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
6
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
15.0
34x
L1 Cache
192 KB
64 K per core
L2 Cache
2.5 MB
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
1
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
59.7 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
AI Accelerator
Theoretical performance
15 TOPS
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4
5.0
PCIe Lanes
6
20
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1550 MHz
Shader Units
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256
Texture Units
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16
Raster Operation Units
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8
Execution Units
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32
Power Consumption
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15 W
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
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2,082
Cinebench R23
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27,796
Geekbench 6
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2,559
Geekbench 6
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15,546
Passmark CPU
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4,357
Passmark CPU
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44,470
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.