Intel Core i9 12900K vs Intel Core i9 9960X
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
i9-12900K
i9-9960X
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
125 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
85 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
16
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
3,2 GHz
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
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Efficiency Core Threads
8
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
—
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
24
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
32x
—
L1 Cache
64 K per core
32 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
22 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
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
—
Shader Units
256
—
Texture Units
16
—
Raster Operation Units
8
—
Execution Units
32
—
Power Consumption
15 W
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
44
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,028
1,075
Cinebench R23
27,422
17,953
Geekbench 6
2,631
1,432
Geekbench 6
17,004
10,707
Blender
422
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Passmark CPU
—
2,608
Passmark CPU
—
30,525
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.