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Intel Core i7-9700 vs Intel Core i9-12900

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 60 %
Intel Core i7-9700
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i9-12900
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 40 %
Intel Core i7-9700
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i9-12900
Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-9700
8C / 8T · 4.70 GHz
1,181 pts
Intel Core i9-12900
16C / 24T · 5.10 GHz
1,988 pts
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-9700
8C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
8,540 pts
Intel Core i9-12900
16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz
26,455 pts
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-9700
8C / 8T · 4.70 GHz
1,570
Intel Core i9-12900
16C / 24T · 5.10 GHz
2,637
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-9700
8C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
7,202
Intel Core i9-12900
16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz
15,367
Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-9700
8C / 8T · 4.70 GHz
465 cb
Intel Core i9-12900
16C / 24T · 5.10 GHz
764 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-9700
8C / 8T · 4.70 GHz
1,218
Intel Core i9-12900
16C / 24T · 5.10 GHz
1,968
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-9700
8C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
3,644 cb
Intel Core i9-12900
16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz
10,097 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-9700
8C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
6,714
Intel Core i9-12900
16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz
15,712
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i7-9700
Intel UHD Graphics 630
461
Intel Core i9-12900
Intel UHD Graphics 770
794
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-9700
8C / 8T · 4.70 GHz
209 cb
Intel Core i9-12900
16C / 24T · 5.10 GHz
287 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-9700
8C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
1,491 cb
Intel Core i9-12900
16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz
3,911 cb

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i9-12900
FamilyIntel Core i7 (300)Intel Core i9 (81)
CPU groupIntel Core i 9000 (34)Intel Core i 12000 (34)
ArchitectureCoffee Lake S RefreshAlder Lake S
Technology14 nm10 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1151-2LGA 1700
PredecessorIntel Core i7-8700Intel Core i9-11900
SuccessorIntel Core i7-10700Intel Core i9-13900

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i9-12900
CPU Cores / Threads8 / 816 / 24
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalhybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 8x
3.00 - 4.70 GHz
8x Golden Cove
2.40 - 5.10 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 8x Gracemont
1.80 - 3.80 GHz
L2-Cache14.00 MB
L3-Cache12.00 MB30.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i9-12900
GPU nameIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU frequency0.35 - 1.20 GHz0.30 - 1.55 GHz
CUs / Shader24 / 19232 / 256
Raytracing
Max. displays33
Max. GPU Memory64 GB64 GB
Technology14 nm10 nm
Release dateQ4/2017Q4/2021

NPU AI performance

Wischen
Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i9-12900
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen
Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i9-12900
MemoryDDR4-2666 (42.7 GB/s)
DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s)
DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory128 GB128 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoYes
PCIe3.0 x 165.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth15.8 GB/s78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i9-12900
TDP65 W65 W
TDP (PL2)202 W
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C100 °C

Technical details

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Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i9-12900
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Windows 11, LinuxWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release dateQ2/2019Q1/2022
Release price335 $489 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i7-9700
Intel Core i7-9700
8C / 8T · 3.00 - 4.70 GHz
Intel Core i9-12900
Intel Core i9-12900
16C / 24T · 2.40 - 5.10 GHz

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