Intel Core i9 12900T vs Intel Core i9 7960X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Sep 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
N/A
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i9-7960X
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
35 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
98 °C
Foundry
Intel
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Die Size
215 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA16A
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
16
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.4 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
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Efficiency Core Threads
8
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1000 MHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
24
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
14.0
28x
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
22 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
79.47 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
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128 GB
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
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Execution Units
32
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
44
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,865
1,099
Cinebench R23
22,804
22,189
Geekbench 6
2,362
1,313
Geekbench 6
12,384
9,066
Blender
153
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Passmark CPU
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2,489
Passmark CPU
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26,917
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.