Intel Core i9 12900 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Sep 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Lunar Lake
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Arc Graphics 130V
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Ultra 5 (Lunar Lake)
Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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226V
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
FCBGA-2833
Power Consumption
65 W
17-37 W
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
100 °C
Foundry
Intel
Intel
Die Size
215 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA16A
BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1800 MHz
2.1 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
24
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24.0
21
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
14 MB
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
8 MB
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
1
L0 Cache
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48 KB per core
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
LPDDR5X-8533
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
136 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
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16 GB
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
4
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1850 MHz
Shader Units
—
896
Execution Units
—
7
AI Accelerator
NPU
—
Intel® AI Boost
Theoretical performance
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40 TOPS
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,988
1,879
Cinebench R23
26,454
11,000
Geekbench 6
2,727
2,585
Geekbench 6
13,396
10,052
Blender
183
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Cinebench 2024
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113
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.