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Intel Core i9-12900T vs Intel Core i9-11900. Specifications

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Released
Q4/2021
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Intel Core i9-11900
Intel Core i9-11900

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-12900T or Intel Core i9-11900? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i9-12900T has a base frequency of 2.40 GHz. 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q4/2021.

Intel Core i9-11900 has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    8 more cores

    16 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2% higher specified turbo frequency

    5.30 GHz left arrow 5.20 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    35 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-12900T CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 4% better clock speed

    2.50 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-11900 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    51 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    59 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    135 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    45 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    476 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-12900T Intel Core i9-12900T
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000 left arrow Intel Core i 11000
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 11
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i9-11900KF left arrow Intel Core i9-10900
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    8x Golden Cove left arrow -
  • B-Core
    8x Gracemont left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    2.4 GHz left arrow 2.5 GHz
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    16 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    24 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.3 GHz left arrow 5.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
    3.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.8 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow 32
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 12
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 770 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 750
  • GPU Turbo
    1450 MHz left arrow 1300 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 256
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-11900 and Intel Core i9-12900T. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    256 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    5.0 left arrow 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-12900T and Intel Core i9-11900 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    35 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 224 W / 56 s
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-12900T and Intel Core i9-11900, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S left arrow Rocket Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L2-Cache
    3.75 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    30 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Part Number
    BX8071512900KF left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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