Product Compare
Intel Core i9 9960X vs Intel Core i7 12700F
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Oct 2018 | Jan 2022 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Skylake | Alder Lake |
| Processor Number | i9-9960X | i7-12700F |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | No |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Socket | LGA-2066 | LGA-1700 |
| Power Consumption | 165 W | 65 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 85 °C | 100°C |
| Max Turbo Power Consumption | 180 W | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 16 | 8 |
| Performance Core Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.1 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 16 | 12 |
| Total Thread Count | 32 | 20 |
| L1 Cache | 32 K per core | 80 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB per core | 12 MB shared |
| L3 Cache | 22 MB shared | 25 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| Efficiency Cores | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 1.6 GHz | |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 3.6 GHz | |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| Multiplier | 21x | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR4-2666 | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 85 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | Official Link ↗ |
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 44 | 20 |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 1075 | 1885 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 17953 | 19795 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 1432 | 2446 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 10707 | 12755 |
| Passmark CPU Single Core | 2608 | 3882 |
| Passmark CPU Multi Core | 30525 | 30652 |