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Intel Core i9-12900F vs Intel Core i7-970
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i9-12900F
100 %
16C / 24T · 5.10 GHz
Intel Core i7-970
24 %
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i9-12900F
100 %
16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz
Intel Core i7-970
17 %
6C / 12T · 3.20 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i9-12900F
100 %
16C / 24T · 5.10 GHz
Intel Core i7-970
30 %
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i9-12900F
100 %
16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz
Intel Core i7-970
21 %
6C / 12T · 3.20 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-12900F | Intel Core i7-970 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i9 (81) | Intel Core i7 (300) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 12000 (34) | Intel Core i7 900 (4) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake S | Gulftown |
| Technology | 10 nm | 32 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | LGA 1366 |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i9-11900F | |
| Successor | Intel Core i9-13900F |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-12900F | Intel Core i7-970 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 16 / 24 | 6 / 12 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 8x Golden Cove 2.40 - 5.10 GHz |
6x 3.20 - 3.46 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 8x Gracemont 1.80 - 3.80 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 14.00 MB | 1.50 MB |
| L3-Cache | 30.00 MB | 12.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i9-12900F | Intel Core i7-970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | ||
| CUs / Shader | / | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | ||
| Max. GPU Memory | ||
| Technology | ||
| Release date |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-12900F | Intel Core i7-970 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-12900F | Intel Core i7-970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 3 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i9-12900F | Intel Core i7-970 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W | 130 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 202 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-12900F | Intel Core i7-970 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q3/2010 |
| Release price | 464 $ | 594 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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