Essentials
Product Collection 12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Code Name Products formerly Alder Lake
Vertical Segment Desktop
Processor Number i9-12900KF
Status Launched
Launch Date Q4'21
Lithography Intel 7
CPU Specifications
Total Cores 16
# of Performance-cores 8
# of Efficient-cores 8
Total Threads 24
Max Turbo Frequency 5.20 GHz
Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Frequency 5.20 GHz
Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency 5.10 GHz
Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency 3.90 GHz
Performance-core Base Frequency 3.20 GHz
Efficient-core Base Frequency 2.40 GHz
Cache 30 MB Intel Smart Cache
Total L2 Cache 14 MB
Processor Base Power 125 W
Maximum Turbo Power 241 W
Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 128 GB
Memory Types Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max # of Memory Channels 2
Max Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Expansion Options
Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision 4.0
Max # of DMI Lanes 8
Scalability 1S Only
PCI Express Revision 5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express Configurations Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 20
Package Specifications
Max CPU Configuration 1
Thermal Solution Specification PCG 2020A
T JUNCTION 100°C
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Advanced Technologies
Intel Gaussian & Neural Accelerator 3.0
Intel Thread Director Yes
Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost) Yes
Intel Optane Memory Supported Yes
Intel SpeedShift Technology Yes
Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Yes
Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) Yes
Intel 64 Yes
Instruction Set 64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Idle States Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies Yes
Intel Volume Management Device (VMD) Yes
Security & Reliability
Intel AES New Instructions Yes
Secure Key Yes
Intel OS Guard Yes
Execute Disable Bit Yes
Intel Boot Guard Yes
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE) Yes
Intel Control-Flow Enforcement Technology Yes |