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Intel Core i9 12900H vs i7 12700H

55 out of 100
Intel Core i9 12900H
VS
54 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12700H
Intel Core i9 12900H
Intel Core i7 12700H

We compared two 14-core laptop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i9 12900H against the 2.3 GHz i7 12700H. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (2)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12700H and 12900H
Advantages of Intel Core i9 12900H
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 12900H
vs
Core i7 12700H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (157th and 142nd place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i9 12900H +7%
11964
Core i7 12700H
11165
File compression 898.1 MB/sec 907 MB/sec
Clang compilation 97.6 Klines/sec 83.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 270 pages/sec 270.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 325.3 Mpixels/sec 350.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 248.3 pages/sec 236.4 pages/sec
Background blur 52.7 images/sec 44.8 images/sec
Photo processing 94.2 images/sec 95.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 23.8 Mpixels/sec 18 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 626 & 901 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 12900H +7%
26596
Core i7 12700H
24970
Integer math 91.3 GOps/sec 87.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 66 GOps/sec 63.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 104M Primes/sec 91M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 34.4M Strings/sec 32.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 18 GBytes/sec 17.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 308.2 MBytes/sec 292.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1700 Frames/sec 1476 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 18.4B Matrices/sec 17.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 3998 & 12064 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 12900H +6%
210.35
Core i7 12700H
197.87

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 21.9 PPW 23.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 265.9 PPW 248.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 591 PPW 554.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.67 PPW 4.4 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i9 12900H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-21 (Robert L)Cinebench 2024104 / 765
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-02 (Toksik Vegeta)Cinebench 2024107 / 984
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Intel Core i7 12700H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-30 -> YowthCinebench 2024105 / 541
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-27 (Fapvie)Cinebench 2024102 / 961
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-27 (sizar)Cinebench 2024100 / 750
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-14 (HansNoob)Cinebench 2024103 / 860
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-16 (robin)Cinebench 202497 / 676
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 12900H and i7 12700H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 4, 2022 January 4, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i9-12900H i7-12700H
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 288V - Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
Intel CPU rating (115th and 125th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz 3.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 14
Total Threads 20 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 23x
L1 Cache 80K (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
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 115 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (152nd and 163rd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1450 MHz 1400 MHz
Shading Units 768 768
TMUs 48 48
ROPs 24 24
Execution Units 96 96
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i9 12900H
2.2 TFLOPS
Core i7 12700H
2.2 TFLOPS
See: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i9 12900H official page Intel Core i7 12700H official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i7 12700H or i9 12900H?
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Narendra lengade October 8, 2023 at 03:46 AM
The i7 12700H seems to offer better value for money. Benchmarks are almost identical, so paying more for just a few extra MHz in the i9 doesn't seem worth it.
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Dhruvil December 7, 2022 at 07:20 AM
I7-12700H because this is more pocket friendly and the scores are almost the same.
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