Intel core i9 12900KF review

 Intel core i9 12900KF review

Intel has been launched this processor in Nov4th 2021 for high rate CPUS and to challenge ryzen 9 5900x and have a big leap to be strong for this challenge after the big fail of i9 11900kf that has 10 core against ryzen 9 5900x that has 16 core , Intel core i9 12900kf is compatible for lga1700 (Alderlake) socket and with z690 , h670 , b660 , h610 , Intel core i9 TDP 125 w , it is so good for the virtual machines

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
• Use Conditions : PC/Client/Tablet
  
• Recommended Customer Price : $564.00 - $574.00

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
• GPU : none

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 : 4.0
  
• 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
  

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 (MBEC) Yes
  
• Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology Yes