i9-12900KF vs A12-9720P

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Aggregate performance score

A12-9720P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.74
Core i9-12900KF
2021
16 cores / 24 threads, 125 Watt
26.87
+1444%

Core i9-12900KF outperforms A12-9720P by a whopping 1444% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A12-9720P and Core i9-12900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2049184
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data38.91
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeIntel Core i9
Power efficiency10.5819.60
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)27 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$564

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A12-9720P and Core i9-12900KF 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data32
L1 cacheno data768 KB
L2 cache2 MB4 MB
L3 cacheno data6 MB
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size250 mm2215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on A12-9720P and Core i9-12900KF 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9720P and Core i9-12900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRANDIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A12-9720P and Core i9-12900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9720P and Core i9-12900KF are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9720P and Core i9-12900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9720P and Core i9-12900KF.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A12-9720P 1.74
i9-12900KF 26.87
+1444%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A12-9720P 2656
i9-12900KF 41126
+1448%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A12-9720P 531
i9-12900KF 2591
+388%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A12-9720P 1199
i9-12900KF 15048
+1155%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.74 26.87
Recency 1 June 2016 27 October 2021
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 4 24
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 125 Watt

A12-9720P has 733.3% lower power consumption.

i9-12900KF, on the other hand, has a 1444.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 300% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Core i9-12900KF is our recommended choice as it beats the A12-9720P in performance tests.

Be aware that A12-9720P is a notebook processor while Core i9-12900KF is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A12-9720P and Core i9-12900KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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