Intel Core i9 12900KF vs Intel Core i3 4170
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Mar 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Haswell
Processor Number
i9-12900KF
i3-4170
Integrated Graphics
No
HD Graphics 4400
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
22 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1150
Power Consumption
125 W
54 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
241 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
2
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
8
—
Efficiency Core Threads
8
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
2
Total Thread Count
24
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
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L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
3 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
16
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1150 MHz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,028
887
Cinebench R23
27,422
1,935
Geekbench 6
2,686
1,001
Geekbench 5
1,970
855
Geekbench 6
16,130
1,938
Geekbench 5
17,469
1,823
Blender
425
28
Passmark CPU
4,167
2,056
Passmark CPU
41,190
3,555
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.