Intel Core i9 12900KF vs Intel Core i7 5960X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Aug 2014
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Haswell E
Processor Number
i9-12900KF
i7-5960X
Integrated Graphics
No
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
22 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
125 W
140 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
241 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
-
Transistor Count
-
2.6 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
3.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
24
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
30x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,028
1,057
Cinebench R23
27,422
9,850
Geekbench 6
2,686
1,244
Geekbench 5
1,970
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Geekbench 6
16,130
6,669
Geekbench 5
17,469
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Blender
425
-
Passmark CPU
4,167
1,963
Passmark CPU
41,190
12,655