Intel Core i9-12900KS 4 GHz 16 cores 12th gen processor review full specs

Intel Core i9-12900KS specs

Intel Core i9-12900KS at 4 GHz Top Level CPU 12th generation with Alder Lake core name, is working in Desktops with FCLGA1700 socket, announced in March 27, 2022. The processor manufactured using 7 nm process technology. Intel Core i9-12900KS has 16 cores and 24 Threads working at 4 GHz (Turbo mode - 5.5 GHz) with typical Thermal Design Power 150 W.
The rest of the technical specifications and more information about the CPU like 64 Bit support, Architecture, Unlocked or not, Cashes Size, Overclocking, Die Size, Memory Specification/Type and other can be found further down the text.
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Intel Core i9-12900KS specifications

General Info

Name	Intel Core i9-12900KS
Core name	Alder Lake
Generation	12th
Architecture	x86
Release date	March 27, 2022
Price	739 USD
Frequency	4 GHz
Turbo frequency	5.5 GHz
Min frequency	3 GHz
Cores	16
Threads	24
Socket	FCLGA1700
Bus Speed	16 GT/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 W
Min TDP	105 W
Max. Temperature	90 °C
Hyper-threading	Yes
L3 Cache	30 MB
Instruction Set Extensions	Intel SSE4.2 Intel SSE4.1 Intel AVX2
Word Size	64 bit
TSMC FinFET process (Lithography)	7 nm
Transistor count	12400 million
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Technologies	Intel Adaptive Boost Technology Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel Gaussian & Neural Accelerator Instruction Set Extensions Intel 64 Intel Volume Management Device (VMD) Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost) Intel Thread Director Intel Hyper-Threading Technology Idle States Instruction Set Intel Optane Memory Supported Intel Turbo Boost Technology Intel Speed Shift Technology Intel Thermal Velocity Boost Thermal Monitoring Technologies Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
Security	Intel Trusted Execution Technology Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) Intel Total Memory Encryption - Multi Key Intel OS Guard Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) Intel Hardware Shield Eligibility Intel Threat Detection Technology (TDT) Intel vPro Platform Eligibility Intel vPro Enterprise Platform Eligibility Intel Total Memory Encryption Intel Virtualization Technology with Redirect Protection (VT-rp) Intel Boot Guard Intel One-Click Recovery Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) Execute Disable Bit Intel Standard Manageability (ISM) Intel AES New Instructions Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC) Secure Key Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) Intel Control-Flow Enforcement Technology
Supported OS	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition RHEL x86 64-Bit Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Part numbers	Expansion Options

Performance

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core	6984
Cinebench R15 Single-Core	669
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core	15520
Cinebench R20 Single-Core	1113
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core	44652
Cinebench R23 Single-Core	3930
GeekBench 6, 5.2 Multi-Core	20189
GeekBench 6, 5.2 Single-Core	2187
PassMark	76561
Single Thread Mark	4211

Graphics

GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 770
Frequency	300 MHz
Max. frequency	1550 MHz
Cores	32
Graphics technologies	Intel Clear Video HD Technology DirectX: 12 OpenCL* Support OpenGL: 4.5 Multi-Format Codec Engines Max Resolution (DP): 7680 x 4320 at 60Hz Max Resolution (HDMI): 4096 x 2160 at 60Hz Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel): 5120 x 3200 at 120Hz Graphics Output: eDP 1.4b, MIPI-DSI 2.0, DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b Intel Quick Sync Video
Max Displays	4

Memory

Type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Frequency	6400 MHz
Memory Channels	2
Memory Speed	76.8 GB/s
Memory Size	128 Gb

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