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

Use Conditions: PC/Client/Tablet

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

Supplemental Information

Embedded Options Available: No

Memory Specifications

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type): 128 GB

Memory Types: Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s or 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

Sockets Supported: FCLGA1700

Max CPU Configuration: 1

Thermal Solution Specification: PCG 2020A

TJUNCTION: 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® Speed Shift 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

Warranty

3 Years

Note*

Price, feature and specifications are subject to change without notice