Intel Core i7 12700KF vs Intel Core i9 10900KF
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 12700KF, vs Intel Core i9 10900KF. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 113.5 GOps/s | 85.4 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 87.5 GOps/s | 53.2 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 113 M primes/s | 63 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 45.1 M strings/s | 46.6 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 23.2 GB/s | 7.6 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 442.9 MB/s | 374.9 MB/s |
| Physics | 1779 frames/s | 1026 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 287 M matrices/s | 247 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1070 MB/s | 714.6 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 127.7 KLines/s | 90.6 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 352.3 pages/s | 205.5 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 458.3 MP/sec | 319.1 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 275.7 pages/s | 182.6 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 70.5 frames/s | 43 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 126.2 frames/s | 78.1 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 30 MP/sec | 20.1 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 123 PPW | 78.6 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 273 PPW | 179.1 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 10.3 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 2.47 PPW | 1.84 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Announced | October, 27, 2021 | May, 1, 2020 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Comet Lake |
| Model number | i7-12700KF | i9-10900KF |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
Processor
| Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Threads | 16 | 20 |
| Frequency | 3.6 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.9 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | n/a |
| Threads | 4 | n/a |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz | n/a |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 3.8 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 12 | 10 |
| Threads count | 20 | 20 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Bandwidth | n/a | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 36x | 37x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 12 KB/core | 256 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 25 MB total | 20 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 125 W | 125 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 190 W | n/a |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1200 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
DDR4-2933 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | Yes | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB | 45.8 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 20 | 16 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i7 12700KF the clear winner in this comparison.
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