Intel Core i9 12900 vs Intel Xeon 6960E+
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
May 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Clearwater Forest
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
N/A
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Intel Socket 7529
Power Consumption
65 W
330 W
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
98°C
Foundry
Intel
Intel
Die Size
215 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA16A
FC-LGA18N
I/O Process Size
-
10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
-
Performance Core Threads
16
-
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
3.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1800 MHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
144
Total Thread Count
24
144
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24.0
24.0
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
96 KB per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
4 MB per module
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
432 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
2
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
DDR5-8000
Max Memory Channels
2
12
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
768.0 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
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1.5 TB
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5
PCIe Lanes
20
96
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,988
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Cinebench R23
26,454
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Geekbench 6
2,727
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Geekbench 6
13,396
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Blender
183
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