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Intel Core i7-10700K vs Intel Core i9-12900 vs Intel Core i7-10700

Intel Core i7-10700K

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The Intel Core i7-10700K is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Comet Lake architecture. The CPU offers 8 cores and 16 threads clocked at 3.8 - 5.1 GHz. The TDP is rated at 125 Watt (PL1) but the PL2 is set to 229 Watt for short term boosts (up to 56 seconds).

Intel Core i9-12900

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The Intel Core i9-12900 is a high end CPU for desktops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was first announced in November 2021 and offers 8 performance cores and 8 efficiency cores. The performance cores (P-cores) support HyperThreading, leading to 24 Threads that can be processed at once. The performance cores can clock with up to 5.1 GHz, the efficiency cores can clock with up to 3.8 GHz. All cores can use 30 MB Smart Cache. The integrated memory controller supports up to 128 GB DDR5 with 4800 MT/s (dual channel).

The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficiency cores for the best performance.

For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (most likely only using AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC and AV1 decode in hardware.

The integrated graphics card is based on the Xe-architecture and called Intel UHD Graphics 770. It clocks between 300 and 1.55 GHz.

The CPU is rated at 65 W base power and 202 Watt maximum Turbo power. It is manufactured in 10nm, called Intel 7, process at Intel.

Intel Core i7-10700

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The Intel Core i7-10700 is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Comet Lake architecture. The CPU offers 8 cores and 16 threads clocked at 2.9 - 4.8 GHz. All cores can run at up to 4.6 GHz.

Compared to the older Core i7-9700, the 10700 now enables HyperThreading and therefore in some applications a nice performance boost. The single core performance is quite similar.

The chip is manufactured on 14nm++ process at Intel. The TDP is rated at 65 Watt (PL1) but the PL2 is set to 224 Watt for short term boosts (up to 28 seconds).

ModelIntel Core i7-10700KIntel Core i9-12900Intel Core i7-10700
SeriesIntel Comet Lake Alder Lake-SIntel Comet Lake
CodenameComet LakeAlder LakeComet Lake
Series: Comet Lake Comet Lake
Intel Core i9-10900K3.7 - 5.3 GHz10 / 20 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10700K « 3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-107002.9 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10600K4.1 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10400F2.9 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10100F3.6 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900K3.2 - 5.2 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900 « 2.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 24 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700K2.7 - 5 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700F3.3 - 4.9 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-127003.3 - 4.9 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12600K2.8 - 4.9 GHz10 / 16 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10900K3.7 - 5.3 GHz10 / 20 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10700K3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10700 « 2.9 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10600K4.1 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10400F2.9 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10100F3.6 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Clock3800 - 5100 MHz2400 - 5100 MHz2900 - 4800 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB1.4 MB512 KB
L2 Cache2 MB14 MB2 MB
L3 Cache16 MB20 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 1616 / 248 / 16
TDP125 Watt65 Watt65 Watt
Technology14 nm10 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketLGA1200LGA 1700LGA1200
FeaturesDDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 8 GT/s bus, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SGXIntel UHD Graphics 770, DDR5 4800 MT/s, DDR4 3200 MT/sDDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 8 GT/s bus, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770 (300 - 1550 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$400 U.S.$489 U.S.$340 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com
Die Size215 mm2

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-10700K
37.8 pt (52%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-12900
43.8 pt (61%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
18628 Points (17%)
8532 Points (8%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1825 Points (78%)
1234 Points (52%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
496 Points (55%)
703 Points (78%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
4882 Points (12%)
7179 Points (18%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2027 Points (13%)
3299 Points (21%)
1455 Points (9%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
208 Points (63%)
262 Points (79%)
196 Points (59%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
22.2 Points (29%)
39 Points (51%)
16.7 Points (22%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.4 Points (59%)
3.2 Points (79%)
2.3 Points (56%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
7910 Points (48%)
8949 Points (54%)
7611 Points (46%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
50670 Points (37%)
68729 Points (50%)
41156 Points (30%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
64901 Points (45%)
107565 Points (75%)
52577 Points (36%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
10201 Points (12%)
14610 Points (18%)
9898 Points (12%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
85.7 s (1%)
211.8 s (3%)
119.5 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.2 s (1%)
2.7 s (1%)
3.3 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
8469 Points (13%)
10739 Points (17%)
6555 Points (10%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
54050 MIPS (31%)
50152 MIPS (29%)
43007 MIPS (25%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
5647 MIPS (68%)
5979 MIPS (71%)
5293 MIPS (63%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
121 fps (42%)
147.5 fps (51%)
84.8 fps (30%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
269 fps (62%)
310 fps (72%)
236 fps (54%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
16.3 fps (29%)
14.4 fps (25%)
11.6 fps (20%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1 GB/s (0%)
1.9 GB/s (0%)
1.1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2 GB/s (34%)
3.4 GB/s (59%)
1.8 GB/s (31%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
11.2 GB/s (29%)
17.2 GB/s (45%)
10.3 GB/s (27%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
217.4 Seconds (2%)
262.7 Seconds (2%)
315.4 Seconds (2%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.6 sec (12%)
0.5 sec (12%)
0.6 sec (13%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
17464 Points (37%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.6 s (2%)
8.1 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.2 s (1%)
17.2 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
391.3 s (2%)
439.6 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
78877 Points (69%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
18064 Points (49%)
24314 Points (66%)
15497 Points (42%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
72174 Points (59%)
74061 Points (60%)
62614 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
72375 Points (59%)
73871 Points (60%)
62334 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
74085 Points (62%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
18637 Points (47%)
19775 Points (50%)
13579 Points (34%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
24791 Points (44%)
35153 Points (63%)
20080 Points (36%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
10963 Points (46%)
15095 Points (64%)
8580 Points (36%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1371     avg: 1374     median: 1373.5 (58%)     max: 1376 Points
1656 Points (70%)
1299 Points (55%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 8911     avg: 8925     median: 8925 (16%)     max: 8939 Points
8924 Points (16%)
8173 Points (15%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1368 Points (6%)
1638 Points (7%)
1304 Points (6%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
8903 Points (28%)
8845 Points (28%)
8196 Points (26%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
6247 Points (62%)
6991 Points (70%)
5726 Points (57%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
34735 Points (38%)
36310 Points (40%)
32174 Points (35%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
747 ms (1%)
602 ms (1%)
752 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
245 Points (51%)
269 Points (56%)
244 Points (51%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1785 Points (68%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
205 Watt (35%)
151 Watt (26%)
116.3 Watt (20%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
207.7 Watt (38%)
206 Watt (38%)
148 Watt (27%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
59.7 Watt (39%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
9.8 Points per Watt (7%)
16 Points per Watt (12%)
9.8 Points per Watt (7%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-10700K → 100% n=35

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-12900 → 123% n=35

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-10700 → 89% n=35

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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