Processor Intel Core i9-12900KS, specifications and benchmarks

General information about the processor Intel Core i9-12900KS

• Family
  Intel Core i9
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 12000
• Segment
  Desktop / Server
• Generation
  12
• Predecessor
  --
• Successor
  --

Intel Core i9-12900KS Processor performance parameters, CPU capabilities

• CPU Cores / Threads
  16 / 24
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A-Core
  8x Golden Cove
• B-Core
  8x Gracemont
• C-Core
  --
• Frequency
  3.20 GHz
• Turbo (1 Core)
  5.50 GHz
• Turbo (16 Cores)
  5.00 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes

Built-in graphics chip characteristics

• GPU name
  Intel UHD Graphics 770
• GPU frequency
  0.30 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.45 GHz
• Execution units
  32
• Shader
  256
• Max. GPU Memory
  --
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  11
• Direct X
  12
• Technology
  10 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2021

Built-in support for video and image compression standards

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode
• AVC
  Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode

Technical characteristics of supported memory, PCI bus

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
• Max. Memory
  128 GB
• Memory channels
  2
• ECC
  No
• PCIe
  5.0 x 20
• AES-NI
  Yes

• TDP (PL1)
  125 W
• TDP (PL2)
  241 W
• TDP up
  --
• TDP down
  --
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C

Technical capabilities of the processor, information

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L2-Cache
  14.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  30.00 MB
• Architecture
  Alder Lake S
• Technology
  10 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Socket
  LGA 1700
• Release date
  Q2/2022
• Part Number
  BX8071512900K

Common positions Intel Core i9-12900KS CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

• Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
  11 place
• Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
  338 place
• Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
  19 place
• Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
  27 place
• Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
  18 place
• Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
  25 place
• Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
  56 place
• iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
  423 place
• Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
  178 place
• Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
  46 place
• Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
  24 place