Intel Core i9 12900F vs Intel Xeon 678X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Granite Rapids
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
-
Intel Xeon 6 processors
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
5 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
65 W
300 W
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
98°C
Foundry
Intel
Intel
Die Size
215 mm²
2x598 mm²
Package
FC-LGA16A
FC-LGA18N
I/O Process Size
-
10 nm
I/O Die Size
-
2x 241
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
48
Performance Core Threads
16
96
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4.9 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
48
Total Thread Count
24
96
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24.0
24.0
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
192 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
-
4 TB
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,988
-
Cinebench R23
26,455
-
Geekbench 6
2,572
2,986
Geekbench 6
13,687
34,711