Intel Core i7 12700KF vs Intel Core i9 9920X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Skylake
Processor Number
i7-12700KF
i9-9920X
Integrated Graphics
No
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
125 W
165 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
92 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
20
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
35x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
19 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
85 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
44
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,944
1,067
Cinebench R23
22,801
14,793
Geekbench 6
2,790
1,389
Geekbench 5
2,031
1,171
Geekbench 6
15,374
3,027
Geekbench 5
14,961
12,494
Cinebench 2024
114
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Blender
349
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Passmark CPU
4,020
2,608
Passmark CPU
34,419
25,060
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.