Intel Core i9 12900KF vs Intel Core 3 305
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Apr 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Wildcat Lake
Processor Number
i9-12900KF
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Integrated Graphics
No
Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe)
Generation
-
Core 3 (Wildcat Lake)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Intel BGA 1516
Power Consumption
125 W
15 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
241 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
Foundry
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Intel
Package
-
FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
2
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 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
2.4 GHz
1400 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
3.3 GHz
Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
24
6
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
15.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 KB
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
2.5 MB
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
1
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,028
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Cinebench R23
27,422
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Geekbench 6
2,686
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Geekbench 5
1,970
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Geekbench 6
16,130
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Geekbench 5
17,469
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Blender
425
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Passmark CPU
4,167
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Passmark CPU
41,190
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