Core i9-12900K vs Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
Intel · Released Nov 4, 2021
DiscontinuedCore i9-12900K
- SocketLGA1700
- MemoryDDR5 or DDR4
- DDR5 or DDR4: Depends on the motherboard: each board takes one or the other.
- Threads
- 24
- Cores
- 16
- Max Boost
- 5.2GHz
- L3 Cache
- 30MB
- Base Clock
- 3.2GHz
- TDP
- 125W
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Core i9-12900K has about a 2% higher spec score than Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and launched at $390 more.
$589
Launch MSRP
$199(better)
65.1(better)
Spec score
64
24(better)
Threads
18
16
Cores
18(better)
5.2GHz
Max Boost
5.3GHz(better)
30MB
L3 Cache
30MB
3.2GHz
Base Clock
4.2GHz(better)
125W
TDP
125W
LGA1700
Socket
LGA1851
DDR5 or DDR4
Memory
DDR5
Nov 4, 2021
Released
Mar 26, 2026