Intel Core i9-12900F vs Intel Core i9-12900

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-12900F and Intel Core i9-12900 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i9-12900F

Intel Core i9-12900

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900F

Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36981 vs 34339
Around 1% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 10914 vs 10778

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4070 vs 4050
PassMark - CPU mark	36981 vs 34339
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10914 vs 10778

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-12900F
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-12900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4070

4050

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36981

34339

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

10914

10778

Name	Intel Core i9-12900F	Intel Core i9-12900
PassMark - Single thread mark	4070	4050
PassMark - CPU mark	36981	34339
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10914	10778

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-12900F	Intel Core i9-12900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	4 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$540	$568
Place in performance rating	220	238
Processor Number	i9-12900F	i9-12900
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1280 KB	1280 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz	5.10 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	24	24
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C	PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x4680
Execution Units		32
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.55 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 770
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5