Intel Core i9 12900K vs Intel Core Ultra 5 325
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Jan 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i9-12900K
325
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Graphics 4 Xe3
Generation
-
Intel Core Ultra Series 3
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
2 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
FCBGA2540
Power Consumption
125 W
12-25 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
55 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3,2 GHz
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
1.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
3.4 GHz
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
24
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
21
L1 Cache
64 K per core
-
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
-
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
LPDDR5X-7467,DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
119.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
2450 MHz
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
4
Power Consumption
15 W
-
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,028
1,800
Cinebench R23
27,422
8,604
Geekbench 6
2,631
2,313
Geekbench 6
17,004
8,957
Blender
422
-
Cinebench 2024
-
95
Cinebench 2024
-
484