Intel Core i7 11700F vs Intel Core i9 12900E
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 11700F with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Core i9 12900E with 16 cores 2.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 11700F Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Intel Core i9 12900E Advantages
Released 10 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 50GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (35W vs 65W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 11700F
+23%
2144
Intel Core i9 12900E
1735
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 11700F
8162
Intel Core i9 12900E
+27%
10366
General Parameters
Mar 2021
Release Date
Jan 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Rocket Lake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
i7-11700F
Processor Number
-
LGA-1200
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
-
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
35 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
215 mm²
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
16
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.0 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
8
Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
25x
Multiplier
23
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
128 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
2
50 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
-
Execution Units
32
