Intel Core i7 12700H vs i7 11800H
We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 12700H with 14-cores against the 1.9-2.3 GHz i7 11800H with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700H
- More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) integrated graphics: 2.2 vs 0.7 TFLOPS
- Has 6 more physical cores
- 20% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2353 vs 1962 points
- Newer - released 8 months later
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i7 11800H
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 392 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 1974 |
Cinebench Scores (#142nd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 907 MB/sec | 765.8 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 83.6 Klines/sec | 64.3 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 270.3 pages/sec | 189.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 350.7 Mpixels/sec | 281.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 236.4 pages/sec | 186.6 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 44.8 images/sec | 37.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 95.7 images/sec | 78.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18 Mpixels/sec | 15.3 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 87.9 GOps/sec | 70.2 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 63.4 GOps/sec | 41.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 91M Primes/sec | 83M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 32.7M Strings/sec | 28M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 17.1 GBytes/sec | 12 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 292.8 MBytes/sec | 233.7 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1476 Frames/sec | 919 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 17.4B Matrices/sec | 15.7B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 23.4 PPW | 11.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 248.1 PPW | 199.7 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 554.9 PPW | 435.4 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.4 PPW | 3.44 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 12700H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-01-30 -> Yowth | Cinebench 2024 | 105 / 541 |
| π 2025-11-27 (Fapvie) | Cinebench 2024 | 102 / 961 |
| π 2025-06-27 (sizar) | Cinebench 2024 | 100 / 750 |
| π 2025-04-14 (HansNoob) | Cinebench 2024 | 103 / 860 |
| π 2025-03-16 (robin) | Cinebench 2024 | 97 / 676 |
Intel Core i7 11800H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-30 (peppew517) | Cinebench 2024 | 87 / 667 |
| π 2026-06-30 (peppew517) | Cinebench 2026 | 0 / 0 |
| π 2026-06-25 (peppew517) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2193 / 10451 |
| π 2026-06-15 (MSI) | Cinebench 2026 | 392 / 1974 |
| π 2026-04-23 (SMS) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2006 / 9389 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700H and i7 11800HGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 4, 2022 | May 11, 2021 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Tiger Lake |
| Model number | i7-12700H | i7-11800H |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H | - AMD Ryzen 7 5800H |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265H | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265H |
Intel CPU rating (125th and 194th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.3 GHz | 1.9-2.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | - |
| E-Threads | 8 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.7 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.5 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 14 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 23x | 19-23x |
| Bus Bandwidth | - | 8 GT/s |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 24MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35-45 W (configurable) | 35-45 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 115 W | - |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | BGA-1787 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#163rd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1400 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 256 |
| TMUs | 48 | 16 |
| ROPs | 24 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 96 | 32 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
- DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | - | 51.2 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 12700H official page | Intel Core i7 11800H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 20 |
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