CPU Comparison

Intel Core i7 12700K

12C / 20T

3.6 - 5 GHz

TDP: 125W

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Intel Core i9 12900K

16C / 24T

3.2 - 5.2 GHz

TDP: 125W

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Benchmark Scores

C24

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7 12700K116

Intel Core i9 12900K123

Difference: 6.0% (Intel faster)

C24

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7 12700K1,175

Intel Core i9 12900K1,582

Difference: 34.6% (Intel faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7 12700K1,939

Intel Core i9 12900K2,003

Difference: 3.3% (Intel faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7 12700K23,488

Intel Core i9 12900K27,483

Difference: 17.0% (Intel faster)

C20

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7 12700K757

Intel Core i9 12900K779

Difference: 2.9% (Intel faster)

C20

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7 12700K8,750

Intel Core i9 12900K10,511

Difference: 20.1% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7 12700K2,546

Intel Core i9 12900K2,063

Difference: 23.4% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7 12700K13,295

Intel Core i9 12900K12,124

Difference: 9.7% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7 12700K2,084

Intel Core i9 12900K1,970

Difference: 5.8% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7 12700K15,499

Intel Core i9 12900K17,028

Difference: 9.9% (Intel faster)

PassMark (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7 12700K4,054

Intel Core i9 12900K4,181

Difference: 3.1% (Intel faster)

PassMark (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7 12700K34,598

Intel Core i9 12900K41,300

Difference: 19.4% (Intel faster)

Specifications

Cores

Threads

3.6 GHz

Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

5 GHz

Boost Frequency

5.2 GHz

125 W

TDP

125 W

LGA-1700

Socket

LGA-1700

Alder Lake-S

Architecture

Alder Lake-S

10nm

Manufacturing

10nm

2021

Release Year

2021

25MB shared

L3 Cache

30MB shared

DDR5-4800

Memory Support

DDR5-4800

128GB

Max Memory

128GB

PCIe Version

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