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

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 i7-12700F

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The Intel Core i7-12700F 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 4 efficiency cores. The performance cores (P-cores) support HyperThreading, leading to 20 threads that can be processed at once. The performance cores can clock with up to 4.9 GHz (Turbo Boost Max 3.0, 2.1 base), the efficiency cores can clock with up to 3.6 GHz (1.6 GHz base). All cores can use 25 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. 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 F-series desktop models don't offer an integrated graphics card.

The CPU is rated at 65 W base power and 180 Watt maximum Turbo power. It is manufactured in 10nm, called Intel 7, process at Intel.

ModelIntel Core i9-12900Intel Core i7-12700F
Series Alder Lake-SIntel Alder Lake-S
CodenameAlder LakeAlder Lake
Series: Alder Lake-S Alder Lake
Intel Core i9-12900K compare3.2 - 5.2 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900 « 2.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 24 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700K compare2.7 - 5 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700F3.3 - 4.9 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700 compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12600K compare2.8 - 4.9 GHz10 / 16 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900K compare3.2 - 5.2 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i9-129002.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 24 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700K compare2.7 - 5 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700F « 3.3 - 4.9 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700 compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12600K compare2.8 - 4.9 GHz10 / 16 cores20 MB L3
Clock2400 - 5100 MHz3300 - 4900 MHz
L1 Cache1.4 MB1 MB
L2 Cache14 MB12 MB
L3 Cache20 MB25 MB
Cores / Threads16 / 2412 / 20
TDP65 Watt65 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm
Die Size215 mm2215 mm2
SocketLGA 1700LGA 1700
FeaturesIntel UHD Graphics 770, DDR5 4800 MT/s, DDR4 3200 MT/s
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 770 (300 - 1550 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$489 U.S.$386 U.S.
Announced
max. Temp.100 °C

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-12900
43.8 pt (61%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-12700F
44.5 pt (62%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
18628 Points (17%)
15291 Points (14%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1825 Points (78%)
1898 Points (81%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
703 Points (78%)
726 Points (81%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
7179 Points (18%)
5786 Points (14%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
3299 Points (21%)
2610 Points (16%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
262 Points (79%)
271 Points (82%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
39 Points (51%)
33.5 Points (44%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.2 Points (79%)
3.3 Points (82%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
8949 Points (54%)
9146 Points (55%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
68729 Points (50%)
56067 Points (41%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
107565 Points (75%)
93400 Points (65%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
14610 Points (18%)
15176 Points (18%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
211.8 s (3%)
128.3 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
2.7 s (1%)
3 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
10739 Points (17%)
8695 Points (14%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
50152 MIPS (29%)
61218 MIPS (35%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
5979 MIPS (71%)
6145 MIPS (73%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
147.5 fps (51%)
118.6 fps (41%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
310 fps (72%)
296.5 fps (68%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
14.4 fps (25%)
17.7 fps (31%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.9 GB/s (0%)
1.5 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
3.4 GB/s (59%)
2.8 GB/s (48%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
17.2 GB/s (45%)
3.3 GB/s (9%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
262.7 Seconds (2%)
212 Seconds (1%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.5 sec (12%)
0.4 sec (9%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
17464 Points (37%)
15823 Points (34%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.4 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
16.5 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
386.3 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
78877 Points (69%)
66554 Points (58%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
24314 Points (66%)
23748 Points (64%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
74061 Points (60%)
81273 Points (66%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
73871 Points (60%)
77233 Points (63%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
79448 Points (67%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
19775 Points (50%)
17840 Points (45%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
35153 Points (63%)
31106 Points (55%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
15095 Points (64%)
11521 Points (49%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1656 Points (70%)
1590 Points (67%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
8924 Points (16%)
10126 Points (18%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1638 Points (7%)
1557 Points (7%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
8845 Points (28%)
10249 Points (32%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
6991 Points (70%)
6698 Points (67%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
36310 Points (40%)
39852 Points (44%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
602 ms (1%)
522 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
94804 Points (85%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
271 Points (78%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
269 Points (56%)
281 Points (59%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1785 Points (68%)
1841 Points (71%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
151 Watt (26%)
114.6 Watt (20%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
206 Watt (38%)
127.6 Watt (23%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
59.7 Watt (39%)
29.7 Watt (20%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
16 Points per Watt (12%)
20.5 Points per Watt (15%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-12900 → 100% n=42

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-12700F → 95% n=42

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