Intel Xeon 678X vs Intel Core i9 12900F
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Alder Lake-S
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Series
Intel Xeon 6 processors
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Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
10 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
300 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
98°C
72 °C
Foundry
Intel
Intel
Die Size
2x598 mm²
215 mm²
I/O Process Size
10 nm
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I/O Die Size
2x 241
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Package
FC-LGA18N
FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
48
8
Performance Core Threads
96
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
48
16
Total Thread Count
96
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24.0
24.0
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
1.25 MB per core
L3 Cache
192 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
1
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
1800 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.8 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
4 TB
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Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,986
2,572
Geekbench 6
34,711
13,687
Cinebench R23
-
1,988
Cinebench R23
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26,455