Intel Core i9 12900KS vs Intel Core i7 8550U
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2022
Aug 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Kaby Lake R
Processor Number
i9-12900KS
i7-8550U
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
UHD Graphics 620
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
BGA-1356
Power Consumption
150 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
1.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Total Core Count
16
4
Total Thread Count
24
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
34x
18x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
8 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Performance Core Threads
-
8
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max Memory Size
128 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
1150 MHz
Shader Units
256
192
Texture Units
16
24
Raster Operation Units
8
3
Execution Units
32
24
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Max Resolution
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,082
979
Cinebench R23
27,796
2,960
Geekbench 6
2,559
1,153
Geekbench 6
15,546
2,890
Passmark CPU
4,357
2,059
Passmark CPU
44,470
5,894
Geekbench 5
-
966
Geekbench 5
-
2,960
Blender
-
56