Intel Core i5 9600K vs Intel Core i9 12900KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i5-9600K
i9-12900KF
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
95 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
241 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
6
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
32x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
9 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
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
—
Shader Units
192
—
Texture Units
24
—
Raster Operation Units
3
—
Execution Units
24
—
Power Consumption
15 W
—
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,185
2,028
Cinebench R23
6,590
27,422
Geekbench 6
1,566
2,686
Geekbench 5
1,198
1,970
Geekbench 6
6,338
16,130
Geekbench 5
5,650
17,469
Blender
122
425
Passmark CPU
2,738
4,167
Passmark CPU
10,716
41,190
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.