Product Collection12th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 Processors
Code NameProducts formerly Alder Lake
Vertical SegmentDesktop
Processor Number i9-12900F
StatusLaunched
Launch Date Q1'22
Lithography Intel 7
Recommended Customer Price $464.00 - $494.00
Use Conditions PC/Client/Tablet
CPU Specifications
Total Cores 16
# of Performance-cores8
# of Efficient-cores8
Total Threads 24
Max Turbo Frequency 5.10 GHz
Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Frequency ‡ 5.10 GHz
Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency 5.00 GHz
Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency 3.80 GHz
Performance-core Base Frequency2.40 GHz
Efficient-core Base Frequency1.80 GHz
Cache 30 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Total L2 Cache14 MB
Processor Base Power 65 W
Maximum Turbo Power 202 W
Supplemental Information
Embedded Options Available No
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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) Revision4.0
Max # of DMI Lanes8
Scalability1S 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 Configuration1
Thermal Solution Specification PCG 2020C
TJUNCTION 100°C
Package Size45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator 3.0
Intel® Thread DirectorYes
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® 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 GuardYes
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
