Intel Core i9 12900KS vs Intel Core i3 N300
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2022
Jan 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i9-12900KS
i3-N300
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
BGA-1264
Power Consumption
150 W
7 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
105 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
-
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
8
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
24
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
34x
8
L1 Cache
64 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
2 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Core Threads
-
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
0.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.8 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200,LPDDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
128 GB
16 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
1
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
38.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
1250 MHz
Shader Units
256
256
Texture Units
16
16
Raster Operation Units
8
8
Execution Units
32
32
Power Consumption
15 W
15
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,082
513
Cinebench R23
27,796
2,545
Geekbench 6
2,559
1,189
Geekbench 6
15,546
3,217
Passmark CPU
4,357
2,098
Passmark CPU
44,470
8,469