i9-12900KF vs i7-4850EQ

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-4850EQ and Core i9-12900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated186
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data37.23
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Core i9
Power efficiencyno data19.60
Architecture codenameCrystalwell (2013−2014)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date20 February 2014 (10 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

Core i7-4850EQ 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)
Threads824
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0DMI 4.0
Bus rate5 GT/s8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier1632
L1 cache64 KB (per core)768 KB
L2 cache1 MB4 MB
L3 cache6 MB6 MB
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size264 mm2215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)100 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4850EQ 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 configuration11
SocketIntel BGA1364FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4850EQ and Core i9-12900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-4850EQ and Core i9-12900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4850EQ and Core i9-12900KF are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4850EQ and Core i9-12900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD 5200no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4850EQ and Core i9-12900KF.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 February 2014 27 October 2021
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 8 24
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 125 Watt

i7-4850EQ has 166% lower power consumption.

i9-12900KF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, and 300% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-4850EQ and Core i9-12900KF. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-4850EQ is a notebook processor while Core i9-12900KF is a desktop one.


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