Intel Core i3-9300 vs Intel Core i9-12900KF

Last updated: 2023-11-18

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-9300		Intel Core i9-12900KF
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-9300 or Intel Core i9-12900KF - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i3-9300 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-9300 was released in Q2/2019. The Intel Core i9-12900KF has 16 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-12900KF was released in Q4/2021.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Core i 9000 (34)	CPU group	Intel Core i 12000 (34)
9	Generation	12
Coffee Lake S Refresh	Architecture	Alder Lake S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i3-8300	Predecessor	Intel Core i9-11900KF
Intel Core i3-10300	Successor	Intel Core i9-13900KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-9300 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.30 GHz). The Intel Core i9-12900KF has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (5.20 GHz).
Intel Core i3-9300	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-12900KF
4	Cores	16
4	Threads	24
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.70 GHz (4.30 GHz)	A-Core	3.20 GHz (5.20 GHz) 8x Golden Cove
--	B-Core	2.40 GHz (3.90 GHz) 8x Gracemont
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i3-9300	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-12900KF
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	no iGPU
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.15 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9.5	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
24	Compute units	--
192	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-9300 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-12900KF can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-9300	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-12900KF
DDR4-2400	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	14.00 MB
8.00 MB	L3 Cache	30.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	5.0
16	PCIe lanes	20
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-9300 has a TDP of 62 W, that of the Intel Core i9-12900KF is 125 W.
Intel Core i3-9300	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-12900KF
62 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	125 W
--	TDP (PL2)	241 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i3-9300 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-12900KF cache has a total of 44.00 MB.
Intel Core i3-9300	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-12900KF
14 nm	Technology	10 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
LGA 1151	Socket	LGA 1700
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2019	Release date	Q4/2021
152 $	Release price	564 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-9300 (54%)

Intel Core i9-12900KF (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-9300 (21%)

Intel Core i9-12900KF (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-9300 4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	1092 (55%)
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	1990 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-9300 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	3489 (20%)
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	17595 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i3-9300 4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	1417 (53%)
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	2664 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i3-9300 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	3945 (25%)
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	15986 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i3-9300 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	7302 (18%)
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	41207 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i3-9300 4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	124 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i3-9300 4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	1564 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-9300 4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	1997 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-9300 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	27472 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-9300 4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	779 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-9300 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	10511 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i3-9300 Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-12900KF @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i3-9300 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	364 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i3-9300 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	819 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i3-9300 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 3.20 GHz	11365 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-9300 4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	294 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-9300 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	4111 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Intel Core i3-9300 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 27,472 CB R23 MC @ 240 W	114 (100%)

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Intel Core i9-13900 benchmark of engineering sample

Posted by Stefan on 2022-06-15

Intels 13th generation of the Intel Core i series (Raptor Lake) is about to be released and a lot of information is already known from the official side. This information includes e.g. the number of CPU cores, the expected increase in performance and the manufacturing technology of the new CPUs.

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