Intel Core Ultra 7 265F vs Intel Core i9 12900KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Dec 2024
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
265F
i9-12900KF
Integrated Graphics
No
No
Generation
Ultra 7 (Arrow Lake)
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Package
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
FCLGA-1851
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
65 W
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
182 W
241 W
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
100°C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
243 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA18W
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
5.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
8
Efficiency Core Threads
12
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
3.9 GHz
Total Core Count
20
16
Total Thread Count
20
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24
32x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
256 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
24
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,153
2,028
Cinebench R23
28,930
27,422
Geekbench 6
3,032
2,686
Geekbench 6
19,933
16,130
Passmark CPU
4,707
4,167
Passmark CPU
48,248
41,190
Geekbench 5
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1,970
Geekbench 5
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17,469
Blender
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425
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.