Intel Core i9 12900HX vs i7 12800HX
We compared two 16-core laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i9 12900HX against the 2.0 GHz i7 12800HX. 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 12900HX
- Has 5120 KB larger L3 cache size
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)
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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 | 1160 MB/sec | 1070 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 129.9 Klines/sec | 121.6 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 359.9 pages/sec | 358.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 420.5 Mpixels/sec | 408.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 252 pages/sec | 247.6 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 41.7 images/sec | 57.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 125 images/sec | 118 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 29.8 Mpixels/sec | 29.2 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 119.2 GOps/sec | 114.4 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 89.3 GOps/sec | 86 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 139M Primes/sec | 113M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 47.1M Strings/sec | 45M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 24.2 GBytes/sec | 23 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 422.6 MBytes/sec | 408.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2075 Frames/sec | 1807 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 25.7B Matrices/sec | 25.2B Matrices/sec |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 12900HX and i7 12800HXGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | May 10, 2022 | May 10, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i9-12900HX | i7-12800HX |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (32EU) | UHD Graphics (32EU) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.3 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.7 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 16 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 23x | 20x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 30MB (shared) | 25MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 45-55 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 157 W | 157 W |
| Socket | BGA-1964 | BGA-1964 |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1550 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 256 |
| TMUs | 16 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 32 |
| TGP | 45 W | 45 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i9 12900HX official page | Intel Core i7 12800HX official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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