Intel Core i9 9960X vs Intel Core i7 12700F
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i9-9960X
i7-12700F
Integrated Graphics
N/A
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
165 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
85 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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180 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
8
Performance Core Threads
32
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
32
20
L1 Cache
32 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
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4
Efficiency Core Threads
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4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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1.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
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21x
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
85 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
44
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,075
1,885
Cinebench R23
17,953
19,795
Geekbench 6
1,432
2,446
Geekbench 6
10,707
12,755
Passmark CPU
2,608
3,882
Passmark CPU
30,525
30,652
Blender
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328
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.