Intel Core i9 12900T vs Intel Core i9 9900KS

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Intel Core i9 12900T

Intel Core i9 9900KS

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900T with 16 cores 1.4GHz and Intel Core i9 9900KS with 8 cores 4.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900T 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (35W vs 127W)

Intel Core i9 9900KS 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 1.4GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900T +40%

1865

Intel Core i9 9900KS

1323

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900T +70%

22804

Intel Core i9 9900KS

13343

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900T +40%

2362

Intel Core i9 9900KS

1678

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900T +41%

12384

Intel Core i9 9900KS

8751

Blender

Intel Core i9 12900T

153

Intel Core i9 9900KS +15%

177

Intel Core i9 12900T

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Intel Core i9 9900KS

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Oct 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

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Processor Number

i9-9900KS

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

LGA-1151

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Generation

-

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

35 W

Power Consumption

127 W

72 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

Intel

Foundry

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215 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

8

16

Performance Core Threads

16

1.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.0 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

1000 MHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.6 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

8

24

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

14.0

Multiplier

40x

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1.25 MB per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

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Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

41.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

1550 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1200 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

3

32

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

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Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900T

Official Website

Intel Core i9 9900KS

5

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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