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Intel Core i7-1185G7 vs Intel Core i9-12900K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2020
Intel Core i7-1185G7
Intel Core i7-1185G7
Released
Q4/2021
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Intel Core i9-12900K
Intel Core i9-12900K

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-1185G7 or Intel Core i9-12900K? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-1185G7 has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q3/2020.

Intel Core i9-12900K has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q4/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    315 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-1185G7 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    103 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    237 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    72 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    246 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    189 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    450 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    93 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    58 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 19% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 4 times more cores

    16 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 9 % better overclocked clock speed

    5.30 GHz left arrow 4.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    20 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    340 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    22 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    26 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    20 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    20 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    38 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    66 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    426 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    57 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    8 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    44 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    25 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
Intel Core i9-12900K Intel Core i9-12900K
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 12
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 1100G/11000U left arrow Intel Core i 12000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i9-11900K
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i9-13900K
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.

  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 16
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.80 GHz left arrow 5.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    -- left arrow 8x Golden Cove
  • B core
    -- left arrow 8x Gracemont
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 (Tiger Lake G7) left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Alder Lake S)
  • GPU frequency
    0.40 GHz left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.35 GHz left arrow 1.45 GHz
  • Execution units
    96 left arrow 32
  • Shader
    768 left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 12
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2020 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
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • 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 i9-12900K and Intel Core i7-1185G7. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 256 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 5.0
  • PCIe lanes
    4 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-1185G7 and Intel Core i9-12900K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP up
    28 W left arrow --
  • TDP (PL2)
    64 W / 28 s left arrow 228 W / 56 s
  • TDP down
    12 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-1185G7 and Intel Core i7-1185G7, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    5.00 MB left arrow 3.75 MB
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 30.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Tiger Lake U left arrow Alder Lake S
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1526 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Release date
    Q3/2020 left arrow Q4/2021
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow BX8071512900K

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-1185G7 and Intel Core i9-12900K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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