Intel Core i9 12900HK vs i7 12700H
We compared two 14-core laptop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i9 12900HK 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.
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
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 12900HK
- Unlocked multiplier
- 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
- 11% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2667 vs 2409 points
Promotion
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 584.3 MB/sec | 1009.1 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 135.7 Klines/sec | 87.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 195 pages/sec | 296.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 326.9 Mpixels/sec | 326.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 285.3 pages/sec | 237.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 59.9 images/sec | 46.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 73.3 images/sec | 98.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 30.4 Mpixels/sec | 18 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 97.9 GOps/sec | 93.1 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 69 GOps/sec | 67.1 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 115M Primes/sec | 98M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 36.3M Strings/sec | 34.8M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 19.2 GBytes/sec | 18.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 323.1 MBytes/sec | 309.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1876 Frames/sec | 1571 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 19.3B Matrices/sec | 18.4B Matrices/sec |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 12900HK and i7 12700HGeneral
| 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 | i9-12900HK | i7-12700H |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
CPU
| 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 |
| 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 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 | Yes | 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 | 100°C | 100°C |
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
Memory Support
| Memory types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Memory Size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i9 12900HK official page | Intel Core i7 12700H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 28 |
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