Intel Core i9 12900KS vs Intel Core i9 7900X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2022
May 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Skylake
Processor Number
i9-12900KS
i9-7900X
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
150 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
10
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
4.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Total Core Count
16
10
Total Thread Count
24
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
34x
33x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
14 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Performance Core Threads
-
20
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
79.47 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,082
1,203
Cinebench R23
27,796
14,998
Geekbench 6
2,559
1,323
Geekbench 6
15,546
8,536
Passmark CPU
4,357
2,556
Passmark CPU
44,470
20,991