i9-12900F vs Pentium 1403
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-12900F outperforms Pentium 1403 by a whopping 1838% 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 | 2653 | 334 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.41 | 33.57 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Alder Lake-S (2022) |
| Release date | 1 April 2012 (13 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 1403 and Core i9-12900F 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 8 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 0 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 5 MB | 30 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 215 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 0.6V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 1403 and Core i9-12900F 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 | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 1403 and Core i9-12900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Pentium 1403 and Core i9-12900F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 1403 and Core i9-12900F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 1403 and Core i9-12900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 375 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 1403 and Core i9-12900F.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 20 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.05 | 20.35 |
| Recency | 1 April 2012 | 4 January 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
| Threads | 2 | 24 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 65 Watt |
i9-12900F has a 1838.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 700% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and 23.1% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i9-12900F is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 1403 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium 1403 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-12900F is a desktop one.
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