Intel Core i9 12900 vs Intel Core 3 304
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Apr 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Wildcat Lake
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe)
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Core 3 (Wildcat Lake)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Intel BGA 1516
Power Consumption
65 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
100°C
Foundry
Intel
Intel
Die Size
215 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA16A
FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
1
Performance Core Threads
16
2
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
1.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1800 MHz
1400 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
3.3 GHz
Total Core Count
16
5
Total Thread Count
24
5
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24.0
15.0
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
192 KB
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
2.5 MB
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
Max Memory Channels
2
1
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
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64 GB
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
4
PCIe Lanes
20
6
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,988
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Cinebench R23
26,454
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Geekbench 6
2,727
2,472
Geekbench 6
13,396
6,708
Blender
183
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