Intel Core i9 12900HK

Intel Core i9 12900HK
  • Cores: 14
  • L3 cache: 24MB (shared)
  • TDP: 35-45 W (max. boost up to 115 W)
  • Transistor size: 10 nm
Core i9 12900HK - laptop processor produced by Intel for socket BGA-1744 that has 14 cores and 20 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 2500 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 5000 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 24 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU).

Review

Single-Core Performance
68
Multi-Core Performance
40
Power Efficiency
50
Integrated Graphics
48
NanoReview Final Score
55
Compare Intel Core i9 12900HK with other CPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Intel Core i9 12900HK in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
114
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
1007
Cinebench Scores - 153rd place

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2361
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
12179
File compression 1040 MB/sec
Clang compilation 85.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 312.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 363.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 225.4 pages/sec
Background blur 49.7 images/sec
Photo processing 111.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 19.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 1045 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3518
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
25038
Integer math 87.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 62.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 99M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 32.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17 GBytes/sec
Data compression 287.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1609 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 1240 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
179.19

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 22.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 270.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 556.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.98 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Core i9 12900HK technical specifications

General

Vendor Intel
Released January 4, 2022
Type Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64
Codename Alder Lake
Model number i9-12900HK
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
AMD Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
Successor - Intel Core i9 13900HK
Intel CPU rating - 116th place

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6
P-Threads 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8
E-Threads 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14
Total Threads 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x
L1 Cache 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W
Socket BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1450 MHz
Shading Units 768
TMUs 48
ROPs 24
Execution Units 96
TGP 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
2.2 TFLOPS
See also: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) – integrated graphics of Intel Core i9 12900HK

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i9 12900HK official page
PCI Express Version 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28
Technologies
- Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C, SHA
- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TBT 3.0, TSX
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x
- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit

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