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Intel Core i9-12900H vs Intel Core i7-12800HX. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Core i9-12900H
Intel Core i9-12900H
Released
Q2/2022
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Intel Core i7-12800HX
Intel Core i7-12800HX

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-12900H or Intel Core i7-12800HX? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i9-12900H has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 14 / 20 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i7-12800HX has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz (4.80 GHz). 16 / 24 Cores. Power consumption of 55 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    114 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 20% better clock speed

    2.50 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz (4.80 GHz)
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    45 W left arrow 55 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-12900H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    34 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    347 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    38 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    64 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    37 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    78 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    107 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    138 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    73 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    72 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    248 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    193 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.14 times more cores

    16 left arrow 14

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-12800HX CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    83 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    122 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    475 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    94 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    106 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    48 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H
Intel Core i7-12800HX Intel Core i7-12800HX
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000H left arrow Intel Core i 12000H
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 12
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i9-11900H left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    14 / 20 left arrow 16 / 24
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A-Core
    6x Golden Cove left arrow 8x Golden Cove
  • B-Core
    8x Gracemont left arrow 8x Gracemont
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • GPU frequency
    0.40 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.45 GHz left arrow 1.45 GHz
  • Execution units
    96 left arrow 32
  • Shader
    768 left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 11
  • Direct X
    12.1 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q4/2021
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-12800HX and Intel Core i9-12900H. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • PCIe
    4.0 x 28 left arrow 5.0 x 20
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-12900H and Intel Core i7-12800HX to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    45 W left arrow 55 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    115 W left arrow 157 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 45 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-12900H and Intel Core i9-12900H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    11.50 MB left arrow 14.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    24.00 MB left arrow 25.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake H left arrow Alder Lake H
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Socket
    BGA 1744 left arrow BGA 1744
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q2/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-12900H and Intel Core i7-12800HX.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1754
Intel Core i9-12900H
1837
Intel Core i7-12800HX
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
12662
Intel Core i9-12900H
13824
Intel Core i7-12800HX
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
2223
Intel Core i9-12900H
742
Intel Core i7-12800HX

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