Intel Core i9-12900KF vs Intel Core i9-12900K

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-12900KF and Intel Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900KF

Intel Core i9-12900K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900KF

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4163 vs 4161

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900K

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41470 vs 41120

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	41470 vs 41120
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	11671 vs 11625

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-12900KF
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-12900K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4163

4161

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41120

41470

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

11625

11671

Name	Intel Core i9-12900KF	Intel Core i9-12900K
PassMark - Single thread mark	4163	4161
PassMark - CPU mark	41120	41470
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	11625	11671

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-12900KF	Intel Core i9-12900K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Nov 2021	4 Nov 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$564 - $574	$589 - $599
Place in performance rating	127	126
Processor Number	i9-12900KF	i9-12900K
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L2 cache	14 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	Intel 7	Intel 7
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.20 GHz	5.20 GHz
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 Solution	PCG 2020A	PCG 2020A
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
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
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