| Name: | Intel Core i9-12900K |
| Family: | Intel Core i9 |
| Group: | Intel Core i 12000 |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 12 |
Intel Core i9-12900K Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The Intel Core i9-12900K features 16 processor cores and has the capability to manage 24 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2021 and belongs to the 12 generation of the Intel Core i9 series. To use the Intel Core i9-12900K, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1700 socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i9-12900K has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the A-Core is 3.2 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator. Processors with hybrid (big.LITTLE) architecture strike a balance between performance and power efficiency, making them ideal for mobile devices.
| CPU Cores: | 16 |
| Threads: | 24 |
| Cores A: | 8x Golden Cove |
| Cores B: | 8x Gracemont |
| Core architecture: | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Hyperthreading: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | Yes |
| A-Core Frequency: | 3.2 GHz |
| B-Core Frequency: | 2.4 GHz |
| A-Core Frequency Turbo: | 5.2 GHz |
| B-Core Frequency Turbo: | 3.9 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i9-12900K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i9-12900K uses the Intel UHD Graphics 770, which has 256 texture shaders and 32 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.3 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.55 GHz |
| Execution units: | 32 |
| Shaders: | 256 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 64.0 GB |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | 11 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 10 nm |
| Release date: | Q4/2021 |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | Decode |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIe
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 128.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800 |
| Max. Memory: | 128.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC: | Yes |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 125 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 125 W |
| TDP (PL2): | 241 W |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | None |
| Tjunction max: | 100 °C |
Technical details
The Intel Core i9-12900K is manufactured using a 10 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 30.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 10 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | LGA 1700 |
| L2-Cache: | 14.0 MB |
| L3-Cache: | 30.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Alder Lake S |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11 |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ |
| Release date: | Q4/2021 |
| Release price: | 589 $ |
| Part Number: | BX8071512900K |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.2 GHz
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41059
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AMD EPYC 7F52
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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41028
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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40902
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
12C 24T @ 4.1 GHz
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40810
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AMD EPYC 7313
16C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
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40607
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
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27796
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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27472
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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27472
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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27472
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Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C 28T @ 2.6 GHz
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27401
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V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
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18210
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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17845
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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17845
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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17845
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
12C 24T @ 3.7 GHz
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16240
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 2.4 GHz
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18344
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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17595
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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17595
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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17595
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Intel Core i9-13900T
24C 32T @ 1.1 GHz
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17407
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 2.2 GHz
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16477
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
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16455
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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16244
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AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
16C 32T @ 2.5 GHz
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16214
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Intel Core i5-13600K
14C 20T @ 3.5 GHz
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16192
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
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11907
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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11365
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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11365
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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11365
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
16C 32T @ 3.9 GHz
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10843
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
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10744
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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10511
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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10511
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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10511
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
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10428
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
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4140
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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4111
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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4111
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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4111
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AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.2 GHz
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4068
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i9-12900E
16C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
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2611
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Intel Core i9-13900E
24C 32T @ 1.8 GHz
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2606
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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2560
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Intel Core i7-13700T
16C 24T @ 1.4 GHz
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2537
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Intel Core i7-1370P
14C 20T @ 1.9 GHz
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2536
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
8C 16T @ 4.5 GHz
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2010
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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1997
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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1997
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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1997
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Intel Core i9-12900
16C 24T @ 2.4 GHz
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1988
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
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2002
|
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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1990
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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1990
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|
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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1990
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Intel Core i9-12900
16C 24T @ 2.4 GHz
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1968
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 3.5 GHz
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829
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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819
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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817
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Intel Core i5-13600
14C 20T @ 2.7 GHz
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812
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Intel Core i7-12700K
12C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
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790
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
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Intel Core i9-12900T
16C 24T @ 1.4 GHz
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794
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Intel Core i5-13500E
14C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
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794
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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794
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
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794
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Intel Core i5-13600T
14C 20T @ 1.8 GHz
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794
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
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781
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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779
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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779
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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779
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Intel Core i5-13600K
14C 20T @ 3.5 GHz
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775
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
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Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.2 GHz
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379
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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364
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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364
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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364
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Intel Xeon W-3275M
28C 56T @ 2.5 GHz
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350
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
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294
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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294
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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294
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|
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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294
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|
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
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294
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