Intel Core i9 12900F vs Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus

CPU Specs Compare

General Parameters

Release Date
Jan 2022
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Arrow Lake
Integrated Graphics
N/A
No
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
-
Instruction Set
-
x86-64
Processor Number
-
250KF+

Package

Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
FCLGA-1851
Power Consumption
65 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
105 °C
Foundry
Intel
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Die Size
215 mm²
-
Package
FC-LGA16A
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Transistor Count
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17.8 billions
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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159 W

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
5.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
12
Efficiency Core Threads
8
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1800 MHz
3.3 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.6 GHz
Total Core Count
16
18
Total Thread Count
24
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24.0
42
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
3 MB per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
-

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
DDR5-7200
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes

Miscellaneous

PCIe Version
5
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
24
Official Website
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📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
1,988
2,335
Cinebench R23
26,455
29,012
Geekbench 6
2,572
3,219
Geekbench 6
13,687
21,115
Cinebench 2024
-
140
Cinebench 2024
-
1,689
Cinebench 2026
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7,413