Intel Core i9 11900H vs i7 12700H
We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.1-2.5 GHz Intel Core i9 11900H with 8-cores against the 2.3 GHz i7 12700H with 14-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
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 11900H
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700H
- Has 6 more physical cores
- Newer - released 8-months later
- 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test - 1733 vs 1536 points
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
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Specifications
General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | May 11, 2021 | January 4, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Tiger Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i9-11900H | i7-12700H |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.1-2.5 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.9 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| E-Cores | - | 8 |
| E-Threads | - | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | - | 3.5 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 14 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 20 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 21-25x | 23x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 80K (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 |
| Socket | BGA-1787 | BGA-1744 |
| TDP | 35-45 W (configurable) | 35-45 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP | - | 115 W |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 350 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1450 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 768 |
| TMUs | 16 | 48 |
| ROPs | 8 | 24 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 96 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i9 11900H official page | Intel Core i7 12700H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 28 |
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