i9-12900KF vs Opteron 4332 HE

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 4332 HE
2012
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
2.23
Core i9-12900KF
2021
16 cores / 24 threads, 125 Watt
23.29
+944%

Core i9-12900KF outperforms Opteron 4332 HE by a whopping 944% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1973262
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data35.77
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i9
Power efficiency1.457.87
DesignerAMDIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameSeoul (2012)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date4 December 2012 (12 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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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Opteron 4332 HE 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Performance-coresno data8
Efficient-coresno data8
Threads624
Base clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache288 KB768 KB
L2 cache6144 KB4 MB
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)6 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size315 mm2215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 4332 HE 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 configuration21
SocketC32FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 4332 HE 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++
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

Opteron 4332 HE and Core i9-12900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 4332 HE and Core i9-12900KF are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 4332 HE and Core i9-12900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 4332 HE and Core i9-12900KF.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Opteron 4332 HE 2.23
i9-12900KF 23.29
+944%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Opteron 4332 HE Samples: 5 3911
i9-12900KF Samples: 2543 40910
+946%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.23 23.29
Recency 4 December 2012 27 October 2021
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 6 24
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Opteron 4332 HE has 92.3% lower power consumption.

i9-12900KF, on the other hand, has a 944.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 166.7% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Intel Core i9-12900KF is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron 4332 HE in performance tests.

Be aware that Opteron 4332 HE is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-12900KF is a desktop one.

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