Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus vs Intel Core i7 12700KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
250KF+
i7-12700KF
Integrated Graphics
No
No
Package
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
FCLGA-1851
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
125 W
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
159 W
190 W
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
4.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
4
Efficiency Core Threads
12
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
3.8 GHz
Total Core Count
18
12
Total Thread Count
18
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
42
36x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-7200
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Max Memory Size
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128 GB
Max Memory Channels
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2
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
24
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,335
1,944
Cinebench R23
29,012
22,801
Geekbench 6
3,219
2,790
Geekbench 6
21,115
15,374
Cinebench 2024
140
114
Cinebench 2024
1,689
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Cinebench 2026
7,413
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Geekbench 5
—
2,031
Geekbench 5
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14,961
Blender
—
349
Passmark CPU
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4,020
Passmark CPU
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34,419
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.