Core i9-11900 vs Core i9-12900

Core i9-11900
Core i9-12900 $480
8 Cores
16 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
16 Cores
24 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1200
Socket
LGA 1700
iGPU
UHD 750 1300MHz
iGPU
UHD 770 1550MHz
GB6S 2,250
60%
GB6S 2,540
67%
GB6M 9,100
38%
GB6M 13,385
56%
CB23S 1,495
64%
CB23S 1,990
85%
CB23M 13,360
32%
CB23M 23,215
56%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Rocket Lake
Architecture
Alder Lake
Family
Core 11th Gen
Family
Core 12th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Rocket Lake-S
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Cypress Cove
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Codename
Alder Lake-S
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Alder Lake-8P-8E
P-Core
Golden Cove
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E-Core
Gracemont
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
3/16/2021
Release Date
1/18/2022
Foundry
Intel
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Foundry
Intel
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Node
14nm++++
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Node
Intel 7
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Die Size
276 mm²
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Die Size
202 mm²
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Transistor Count
6.9 Billion
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Transistor Count
14.6 Billion
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8 Cores
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16 Cores
8 P-Cores
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8 E-Cores
16 Threads
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24 Threads
16 P-Threads
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8 E-Threads
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2.5GHz
5.1GHz Boost
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P-Core
2.4GHz
5.1GHz Boost
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E-Core
1.8GHz
3.8GHz Boost
Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Type
DMI
Type
DMI
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Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
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Lanes
8
Lanes
8
Bandwidth
8GB/s
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bi-directional
16GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L3
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16MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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L3
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30MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Clock
2400MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
TDP
65W
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TDP
65W
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202W Peak
Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Stock Cooler 1200
Included Cooler
Laminar RH1
PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes
PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
UHD 750 1300MHz
256 Shaders
1300MHz
UHD 770 1550MHz
256 Shaders
1550MHz
GNA 2.0
GNA 3.0
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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