Intel Core i9 10900X vs Intel Core i7 12700KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2019
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Cascade Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i9-10900X
i7-12700KF
Integrated Graphics
N/A
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
165 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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190 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
8
Performance Core Threads
20
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
10
12
Total Thread Count
20
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
36x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Efficiency Cores
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4
Efficiency Core Threads
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4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.8 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
256 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
93.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
48
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,145
1,944
Cinebench R23
14,312
22,801
Geekbench 6
1,566
2,790
Geekbench 5
1,133
2,031
Geekbench 6
9,308
15,374
Geekbench 5
10,786
14,961
Passmark CPU
2,664
4,020
Passmark CPU
22,469
34,419
Cinebench 2024
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114
Blender
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349
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.