Intel Core i9-12900KS Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Core i9-12900KS was released in Q2/2022 and has 16 cores. The processor can process 24 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 1700. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i9-12900KS achieved a result of 2,080 points (single-core) or 19,010 points (multi-core).
| Name: | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
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| Family: | Intel Core i9 (78) |
| CPU group: | Intel Core i 12000 (34) |
| Architecture: | Alder Lake S |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 12 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | Intel Core i9-13900KS |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i9-12900KS has 16 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-12900KS is 3.40 GHz (5.50 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 16 / 24 |
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| Core architecture: | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| A-Core: | 8x Golden Cove |
| B-Core: | 8x Gracemont |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
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| Overclocking: | Yes |
| A-Core Frequency: | 3.40 GHz (5.50 GHz) |
| B-Core Frequency: | 2.50 GHz (4.00 GHz) |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i9-12900KS has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i9-12900KS has the Intel UHD Graphics 770 installed, which has 32 streaming multiprocessors (256 shaders).
| GPU name: | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
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| GPU frequency: | 0.30 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.55 GHz |
| Compute units: | 32 |
| Shader: | 256 |
| Hardware Raytracing: | No |
| Release date: | Q4/2021 |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
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| Generation: | 11 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 10 nm |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 64 GB |
| Frame Generation: | No |
Hardware codec support
Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
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| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | Decode |
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| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core i9-12900KS supports a maximum of 128 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 76.8 GB/s. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| DDR5-4800 DDR4-3200 | 76.8 GB/s 51.2 GB/s |
| Max. Memory: | 128 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| ECC: | Yes |
| PCIe: | 5.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth: | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe Intel Core i9-12900KS has a TDP of 150 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 150 W |
| TDP (PL2): | 241 W |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | 90 °C |
Technical details
Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i9-12900KS is made in 10 nm and has 44.00 MB cache.
| Technology: | 10 nm |
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| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | LGA 1700 |
| L2-Cache: | 14.00 MB |
| L3-Cache: | 30.00 MB |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
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| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ |
| Release date: | Q2/2022 |
| Release price: | 749 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i9-12900KS have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
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- Geekbench 5.4.3 on ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-F GAMING (32 GB DDR5-4800, Windows 11 Home)
- Geekbench 5.4.4 on ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO (32 GB DDR5-5600, Windows 11 Pro)
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.
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14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-14600KF
14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-13900HX
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz |
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14C 28T @ 2.90 GHz |
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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.
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96C 192T @ 5.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-13700K
16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-13900HX
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz |
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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.
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16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-13900E
24C 32T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6354
18C 36T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i9-13900K
24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-14700HX
20C 28T @ 5.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
6C 12T @ 5.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-14700F
20C 28T @ 5.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-14700
20C 28T @ 5.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-13980HX
24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 4.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-14700HX
20C 28T @ 2.10 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-13700K
16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 5.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon W-3275M
28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-4570R
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.25 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-14500HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.55 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-14600T
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-14500T
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-13700K
16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-13900T
24C 32T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 4.80 GHz |
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-9960X
16C 32T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7960X
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-13700K
16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
28C 56T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M
28C 56T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
10,202 CB R23 MC @ 74 W |
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
15,228 CB R23 MC @ 119 W |
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AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
18,065 CB R23 MC @ 143 W |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
27,796 CB R23 MC @ 241 W |
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
27,472 CB R23 MC @ 240 W |
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Intel Core i9-12900K
27,472 CB R23 MC @ 240 W |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
9,150 CB R23 MC @ 87 W |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
586 entries
586 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
565 entries
565 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries
2,488 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries
2,461 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries
1,755 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries
1,703 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
656 entries
656 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
604 entries
604 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,042 entries
2,042 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
516 entries
516 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
212 entries
212 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries
2,392 entries
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries
190 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
249 entries
249 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries
1,106 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,101 entries
1,101 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries
825 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries
836 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
109 entries
109 entries
News and articles for the Intel Core i9-12900KS
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.
We compare the technical data of the Intel Core i9-13900 with its predecessor and look at benchmarks that have already been published.
We compare the technical data of the Intel Core i9-13900 with its predecessor and look at benchmarks that have already been published.
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - Cinebench R23 Benchmark projection
Posted by Stefan on 2022-06-10
We give you a preview of AMD's new Zen 4 desktop processors and calculate the performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X top model for the new AM5 socket. The performance data and other technical details come directly from the press kit that AMD released as part of its Financial Analyst Day on June 9, 2022.
Up to 15 percent more single-core performance and 35 percent more multi-core performance of the 16-core model are realistic !
Up to 15 percent more single-core performance and 35 percent more multi-core performance of the 16-core model are realistic !
Description of the processor
The Intel Core i9-12900KS is one of the most powerful consumer processors from Intel when it is released. The processor was launched in the second quarter of 2022 and is manufactured with a structure width of 10 nanometers.The processor relies on a hybrid big.LITTLE core architecture and has a total of 16 cores. These are divided into 8 performance cores and 8 more efficient ones. The performance cores (Golden Cove) clock at up to 5.50 gigahertz and support hyperthreading, the efficiency cores (Gracemont) clock significantly lower at up to 4.00 gigahertz and they also do not support hyperthreading. Thus, the Intel Core i9-12900KS has 16 physical cores and 24 threads at its disposal. As can be seen from the "K" in the processor designation, this is a processor with a free multiplier, so that you can also overclock it with a correspondingly good cooling.
Without overclocking, the Intel Core i9-12900KS achieves a single-core score of 2082 points and a multi-core score of 27796 points in the current Cinebench (version R23).
Since such a processor is usually provided with a dedicated graphics card anyway, the decision was made to use a graphics unit for the internal graphics unit that actually does not match the processor in terms of performance. Intel has installed the Intel UHD Graphics 770 here, which clocks at up to 1.55 gigahertz and, with its 32 execution units and 256 shaders, achieves an FP32 computing power (single precision) of 794 GigaFLOPS.
The Intel Core i9-12900KS has 2 memory channels, which can be used to operate up to 128 gigabytes of DDR4-3200 or DDR5-4800 RAM. The maximum bandwidth of the working memory is 76.8 GB/s and working memory with automatic error correction (ECC working memory) is not supported by the processor.
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