Intel Core i9-12900KF vs Intel Core i7-12700KF

Intel Core i9-12900KF
Intel Socket 1700DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 16 / Nov 2021
Intel Core i9-12900KF
Intel Core i7-12700KF
Intel Socket 1700DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 12 / Nov 2021
Intel Core i7-12700KF

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-12900KF
    104%
  • Intel Core i7-12700KF
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-12900KF
    104%
  • Intel Core i7-12700KF
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-12900KF

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-12700KF

None

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-12900KFIntel Core i7-12700KF
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
AVX-512
FMA3
SHA
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
TBT 3.0

Architecture

Intel Core i9-12900KFIntel Core i7-12700KF
ArchitectureIntel Adler LakevsIntel Adler Lake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel
CodenameAlder LakevsAlder Lake
Release DateNov 2021vsNov 2021

Cores

Intel Core i9-12900KFIntel Core i7-12700KF
Cores16vs12
Threads24vs20
E-Cores8vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Core i9-12900KFIntel Core i7-12700KF
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64K (per core)
L2 Cache14MB (shared)vs12MB (shared)
L3 Cache30MB (shared)vs25MB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i9-12900KFIntel Core i7-12700KF
SocketIntel Socket 1700vsIntel Socket 1700
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1700vsFC-LGA1700
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process10 nmvs10 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-12900KFIntel Core i7-12700KF
Cpu Frequency3200 MHzvs3600 MHz
Turbo Clock5200 MHzvs5000 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
E-Core Frequency1800 MHzvs2700 MHz
E-Core Turbo Clock3900 MHzvs3800 MHz
VoltageN/AvsN/A
TDP125 Wvs125 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-12900KF
    6240 points
  • Intel Core i7-12700KF
    6000 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-12900KF
    67584 points
  • Intel Core i7-12700KF
    58752 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-12900KF
    284
  • Intel Core i7-12700KF (simulated)
    273.08

points - higher is better