Intel Core i9-12900K at 125W

What happens when power is dialled down?

Test Methodology

Intel Core – Comparison Processors

CPU
Core i9-12900K
Core i9-11900K
Core i9-10900K
CPU Base Clock
3.2GHz
3.5GHz
3.7GHz
CPU Turbo Clock
5.2GHz
5.3GHz
5.2GHz
CPU L3 Cache
30MB
16MB
20MB
CPU Cores / Threads
16 / 24
8 / 16
10 / 20
CPU TDP
125W and 241W
125W
125W
Integrated Graphics
UHD 770
UHD 750
UHD 630
IGP Base Clock
350MHz
350MHz
IGP Turbo Clock
1.55GHz
1.30GHz
1.20GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1200
Lithography
10nm
14nm
Motherboard
Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero
Asus ROG Maximus XIII Hero
BIOS
0702
0605
Memory
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-4800
G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3200
Memory Config
2x16GB
Memory Timings
40-40-40-76
14-14-14-34
Memory Speed
4,800MHz
3,200MHz G1
2,933MHz
Disk Drive
Corsair MP600 Pro XT NVMe 1TB
Power Supply
be quiet Dark Power Pro 11 (1,000W)
Graphics Card
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (496.13)
CPU Cooler
Asus Ryujin II 360 AIO
Noctua NH-D15S
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

AMD Ryzen – Comparison Processors

CPU
Ryzen 9 5950X
Ryzen 7 5800X
Ryzen 9 3900XT
CPU Base Clock
3.4GHz
3.8GHz
3.8GHz
CPU Turbo Clock
4.9GHz
4.7GHz
4.7GHz
CPU L3 Cache
64MB
32MB
64MB
CPU Cores / Threads
16 / 32
8 / 16
12 / 24
CPU TDP
105W
105W
105W
Integrated Graphics
IGP Base Clock
IGP Turbo Clock
Socket
AM4
Lithography
7nm
Motherboard
Asus X570 Crosshair VIII Hero WiFi
BIOS
3801
Memory
G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3200
Memory Config
2x16GB
Memory Timings
14-14-14-34
Memory Speed
3,200MHz
Disk Drive
Corsair MP600 Pro XT NVMe 1TB
Power Supply
be quiet Dark Power Pro 11 (1,000W)
Graphics Card
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (496.13)
CPU Cooler
Noctua NH-D15S
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)