Product Compare
Intel Core i9 12900F vs Intel Xeon 696X
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 350 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 72 °C | 100°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 | 64 |
| Performance Core Threads | 16 | 128 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 5.1 GHz | 4.8 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 | 64 |
| Total Thread Count | 24 | 128 |
| 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 | 336 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 | ||
| PCIe Version | 5 | 5 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | 128 |
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 2572 | 3141 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 13687 | 34549 |