| 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 |
| Datasheet |
View now |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ |
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® Standard Manageability (ISM) ‡ |
Yes |
| Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology |
Yes |
| Intel® AES New Instructions |
Yes |
| Secure Key |
Yes |
| Intel® OS Guard |
Yes |
| Execute Disable Bit ‡ |
Yes |
| Intel® Boot Guard |
Yes |
| Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC) |
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 |