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Intel Core i9-12900KS - specifications and benchmarks

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Released
Q2/2022
Intel Core i9-12900KS

Intel Core i9-12900KS

The Intel Core i9-12900KS technical specifications and performance benchmarks are detailed on this page. The release date is Q2/2022. Intel Core i9-12900KS supports the installation of LGA 1700 socket on the motherboard. The number of cores is with the base clock speed of . Maximum capacity and type of RAM supported are DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800. TDP is 150 W.
Performance tests
Real tests Intel Core i9-12900KS
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
CPU generation and family

description Intel Core i9-12900KS

  • Name
    Intel Core i9-12900KS
  • Family
    Intel Core i9
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    12
  • Successor
    Intel Core i9-13900KS
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    16 / 24
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A-Core
    8x Golden Cove
  • B-Core
    8x Gracemont
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes
  • A-Core Frequency
    3.40 GHz (5.50 GHz)
  • B-Core Frequency
    2.50 GHz (4.00 GHz)
Internal Graphics

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

  • 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
Memory & PCIe

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel)
  • Bandwidth
    76.8 GB/s
  • ECC
    Yes
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20
  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management

  • TDP (PL1)
    150 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    241 W
  • Tjunction max.
    90 \xc2\xb0C
Technical details

  • Technology
    10 nm
  • Chip design
    Monolithic
  • Socket
    LGA 1700
  • L2-Cache
    14.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    30.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • Release date
    Q2/2022
  • Release price
    749 $
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet
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