Intel Core i9-12900K is based on the Alder Lake S architecture. The total of cores is 16 with the threads of 24. The operating base core clock is 3.70 GHz. Turbo-boost is 5.30 GHz (per-core). The technology node is 10 nm. L2 Cache is --, L3 Cache is 30.00 MB.
Intel Core i9-12900K supports the socket type of LGA 1700.
The supported type and memory clock is DDR4-3200 DDR5-4800 MHz. The maximum RAM capacity is 256 GB. The date of release is - Q4/2021.
The official technical specifications of the Intel Core i9-12900K CPU allow defining to what extent it is fast and efficient in the process and which system requirements for games and operational apps it can fit. Please learn the specs and benchmark results.
Technical specs
| Frequency: | 3.70 GHz | CPU Cores: | 16 | |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 5.30 GHz | CPU Threads: | 24 | |
| Hyperthreading: | Yes | Overclocking: | Yes | |
| Turbo (16 Cores): | 5.00 GHz | Core architecture: | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | |
| A core: | 8x Golden Cove | B core: | 8x Gracemont | |
| C core: | -- |
| GPU name: | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Alder Lake S) | |||
| GPU frequency: | 0.40 GHz | GPU (Turbo): | 1.45 GHz | |
| Generation: | 12 | DirectX Version: | 12 | |
| Execution units: | 32 | Shader: | 256 | |
| Max. displays: | 3 | Technology: | 10 nm | |
| Release date: | Q4/2021 | Max. GPU Memory: | 16 GB | |
| h264: | Decode / Encode | |||
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode | |||
| VP8: | Decode | |||
| VP9: | Decode / Encode | |||
| VC-1: | Decode | |||
| AVC: | Decode / Encode | |||
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode | |||
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode | |||
| AV1: | Decode | |||
| Memory type: | DDR4-3200 DDR5-4800 | Max. Memory: | 256 GB | |
| Memory channels: | 2 | ECC: | No | |
| PCIe version: | 5.0 | PCIe lanes: | 20 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
| Tjunction max.: | 100 °C | TDP up: | -- | |
| TDP down: | -- | TDP (PL1): | 125 W | |
| TDP (PL2): | 228 W / 56 s |
| L3-Cache: | 30.00 MB | Technology: | 10 nm | |
| Architecture: | Alder Lake S | Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | |
| Socket: | LGA 1700 | Release date: | Q4/2021 | |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) | L2-Cache: | -- | |
| Part Number: | -- | |||
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | |||
| Used in: | Unknown | |||
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| Name: | Intel Core i9-12900K | Segment: | Desktop / Server | |
| CPU group: | Intel Core i 12000 | |||
| Family: | Intel Core i9 | Generation: | 12 | |
| Predecessor: | Intel Core i9-11900K | Successor: | -- | |
Please learn the testing results of the Intel Core i9-12900K CPU in synthetic benchmarks. These data can define the closest competitor and its current position in the models’ rating. Here are points in modern benchmarks, in which Intel Core i9-12900K has been tested. Pay attention that the data can differ in testing systems.
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