Intel Core i9-7900X vs Intel Core i9-12900T

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,117

Rank #207

vs
6,615

Rank #102

6,117
6,615

Core i9-12900T wins by 7.5% (Rank #207 vs #102)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,128

Rank #225

vs
6,838

Rank #74

6,128
6,838

Core i9-12900T wins by 10.4% (Rank #225 vs #74)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,101

Rank #216

vs
6,281

Rank #191

6,101
6,281

Core i9-12900T wins by 2.9% (Rank #216 vs #191)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,167

Rank #298

vs
5,562

Rank #165

5,167
5,562

Core i9-12900T wins by 7.1% (Rank #298 vs #165)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,272

Rank #287

vs
5,506

Rank #201

5,272
5,506

Core i9-12900T wins by 4.2% (Rank #287 vs #201)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,356

Rank #226

vs
5,402

Rank #213

5,356
5,402

Core i9-12900T wins by 0.9% (Rank #226 vs #213)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7900X Core i9-12900T Diff
Cores
10
16
-37.5%
Threads
20
24
-16.7%
Base Frequency
3,300 MHz
1,400 MHz
+57.6%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,300 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
33x
14x
+57.6%
L1 Cache
640 KB
78 KB
+87.8%
L2 Cache
10 MiB
1 MiB
+88.1%
L3 Cache
14 MiB
29 MiB
-51.9%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
44
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
140 W
35 W
75% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
10 nm
28.6% more

General Information

Specification Core i9-7900X Core i9-12900T
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i9-7000 --
Model Number i9-7900X --
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Alder Lake-S
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket Socket 1700
Package FCLGA-2066 FC-LGA16A
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR4, DDR5
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $999.00 --
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Core i9-7900X
Intel
Core i9-12900T
Intel

Family

Core i9-7900X
Core
Core i9-12900T
--

Series

Core i9-7900X
i9-7000
Core i9-12900T
--

Model Number

Core i9-7900X
i9-7900X
Core i9-12900T
--

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7900X
Skylake
Core i9-12900T
--

Core Name

Core i9-7900X
Skylake
Core i9-12900T
Alder Lake-S

Core Family

Core i9-7900X
6
Core i9-12900T
--

Core Model

Core i9-7900X
85
Core i9-12900T
--

Socket

Core i9-7900X
Socket
Core i9-12900T
Socket 1700

Package

Core i9-7900X
FCLGA-2066
Core i9-12900T
FC-LGA16A

Chipset

Core i9-7900X
Lewisburg
Core i9-12900T
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7900X
DDR4-2666
Core i9-12900T
DDR4, DDR5

ECC Support

Core i9-7900X
No
Core i9-12900T
--

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7900X
3.0
Core i9-12900T
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7900X
x16, x8, x4
Core i9-12900T
--

Market Segment

Core i9-7900X
Desktop
Core i9-12900T
Desktop

Release Price

Core i9-7900X
$999.00
Core i9-12900T
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7900X
No
Core i9-12900T
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7900X Core i9-12900T
Process 14 nm 10 nm
Die Area -- 215 mm²
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7900X
14 nm
Core i9-12900T
10 nm

Die Area

Core i9-7900X
--
Core i9-12900T
215 mm²

Manufacturer

Core i9-7900X
Intel
Core i9-12900T
Intel

Technology

Core i9-7900X
CMOS
Core i9-12900T
--

Word Size

Core i9-7900X
64-bit
Core i9-12900T
--

ISA

Core i9-7900X
x86-64 (x86)
Core i9-12900T
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7900X Core i9-12900T
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64