Intel Core i9 12900KF vs Intel Core i9 12900KS
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Apr 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Alder Lake-S
Processor Number
i9-12900KF
i9-12900KS
Integrated Graphics
No
UHD Graphics 770
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
125 W
150 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
241 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
5.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
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
16
Total Thread Count
24
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
34x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
20
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1550 MHz
Shader Units
—
256
Texture Units
—
16
Raster Operation Units
—
8
Execution Units
—
32
Power Consumption
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15 W
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,028
2,082
Cinebench R23
27,422
27,796
Geekbench 6
2,686
2,559
Geekbench 5
1,970
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Geekbench 6
16,130
15,546
Geekbench 5
17,469
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Blender
425
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Passmark CPU
4,167
4,357
Passmark CPU
41,190
44,470
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.