Product Compare
Intel Core i9 12900 vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Jan 2022 | Sep 2025 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Amd |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Core Architecture | Alder Lake-S | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 | No |
| Generation | Core i9 (Alder Lake-S) | |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | |
| Series | Ryzen 9000 Series | |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Socket | Intel Socket 1700 | AM5 |
| Power Consumption | 65 W | 65 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 72 °C | 95 °C |
| Foundry | Intel | |
| Die Size | 215 mm² | 70.6 mm² |
| Package | FC-LGA16A | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Performance Core Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 2.4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 5.1 GHz | 5.5 GHz |
| Efficiency Cores | 8 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 8 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 1800 MHz | |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 3.8 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 16 | 8 |
| Total Thread Count | 24 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 24.0 | 38 |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB per core | 80 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 1.25 MB per core | 1 MB per core |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB shared | 32 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800 | DDR5-5600 |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | Yes |
| Max Memory Size | 192 GB | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| PCIe Version | 5 | 5.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | 28 |
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 1988 | 2211 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 26454 | 20598 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 2727 | 3338 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 13396 | 17701 |