MediaTek Kompanio 838 vs i9-12900F
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-12900F outperforms MediaTek Kompanio 838 by a whopping 606% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 303 | 1794 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Mediatek MediaTek Kompanio |
| Power efficiency | 13.29 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | no data |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Alder Lake-S (2022) | Cortex-A78 / A55 (2022−2024) |
| Release date | 4 January 2022 (3 years ago) | 31 May 2024 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i9-12900F and MediaTek Kompanio 838 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 8 | no data |
| Efficient-cores | 8 | no data |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 30 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | no data |
| Die size | 215 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-12900F and MediaTek Kompanio 838 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA1700 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-12900F and MediaTek Kompanio 838. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i9-12900F and MediaTek Kompanio 838 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-12900F and MediaTek Kompanio 838 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-12900F and MediaTek Kompanio 838. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | ARM Mali-G57 MP3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-12900F and MediaTek Kompanio 838.
| PCIe version | 5.0 and 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.54 | 2.91 |
| Recency | 4 January 2022 | 31 May 2024 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 8 |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
i9-12900F has a 605.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
MediaTek Kompanio 838, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.
The Intel Core i9-12900F is our recommended choice as it beats the MediaTek Kompanio 838 in performance tests.
Note that Core i9-12900F is a desktop processor while MediaTek Kompanio 838 is a notebook one.
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