Intel Core i9-12900HK
The Intel Core i9-12900HK is a high-end mobile CPU for laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers 6 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 20 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.5 to 5 GHz on the performance cluster and 1.8 to 3.8 GHz on the efficiency cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare with the Core i7-6920HQ ). All cores can use up to 24 MB L3 cache. As a K-variant, the CPU offers an open multiplicator and therefore the possibility to overclock the CPU cores. Compared to the similar i9-12900H, the 12900HK only offers the "Essentials" features of vPro.
Performance
Early 2022, the i9-12900HK is one of the fastest mobile CPUs. Intel compared the performance to the older i9-11980HK (Tiger Lake-H with 8 cores). The fast Golden Cove cores offer an improved single-core performance and, thanks to the additional Gracemont cores, the multithreaded performance is also greatly improved. Intel states a 13% higher performance in 1080p gaming and a 30% reduced rendering time in Blender (BMW car demo) compared to the i9-11980HK.
Features
The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, and LPDDR4x-4267. The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU only supports PCIe 4.0 (x8 for a GPU and two x4 for SSDs).
The integrated graphics card is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.45 GHz.
The CPU is rated at 45 W base power (115 W PL2) but most laptops will use a PL1 of around 60 Watt. The SoC is manufactured in a 10nm process at Intel, which is known as Intel 7.
Series Intel Alder Lake-P Codename Alder Lake-P Series: Alder Lake-P Alder Lake-P Clock Rate 1800 - 5000 MHz Level 1 Cache 1.2 MB Level 2 Cache 23.5 MB Level 3 Cache 24 MB Number of Cores / Threads 14 / 20 Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) 45 Watt Manufacturing Technology 10 nm Max. Temperature 100 °C Socket FCBGA1744 Features Thread Director GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1450 MHz)64 Bit 64 Bit support Architecture x86 Announcement Date 01/04/2022
Benchmarks Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
64.5 pt (76%)
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 4796 avg: 16342 median: 18373 (30%) max: 19282 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 77% 87% 96% 97% 100% 100%
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 CPU (Single Core)
min: 819 avg: 1686 median: 1673 (83%) max: 1940 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 80% 96% 100% 98% 86% 98%
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 316 avg: 636 median: 643 (83%) max: 739 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 81% 98% 93% 100% 81% 99%
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1828 avg: 6226 median: 7040 (30%) max: 7366 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 77% 87% 96% 95% 100% 100%
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 965 avg: 2445 median: 2836 (29%) max: 2944 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 72% 91% 95% 100% 98% 100%
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0 150 300 450 600 750 900 1050 1200 1350 1500 1650 1800 1950 2100 2250 2400 2550 2700 2850 Tooltip Medion Erazer Beast X30 ; Office Mode: Ø959 (921.02-965.69)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 ; Silence Mode: Ø730 (712.31-1010.15)
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS : Ø2467 (2423.65-2668.98)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 ; Turbo Mode: Ø2627 (2586.15-2785.9)
Medion Erazer Beast X30 ; Turbo Mode: Ø2756 (2735.6-2835.67)
Medion Erazer Beast X30 ; PL 140W: Ø2814 (2658.87-2943.56)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 119 avg: 241.4 median: 242 (83%) max: 279 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 79% 96% 100% 99% 86% 97%
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
33 Points (61%)
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.3 Points (94%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
9412 points (84%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
57202 points (78%)
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9573 points (55%)
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 25736 avg: 64853 median: 72836 (52%) max: 75564 MIPS
CPU TDP ? TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 82% 94% 93% 99% 100% 94%
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 2898 avg: 5415 median: 5442 (78%) max: 6186 MIPS
CPU TDP ? TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 82% 97% 100% 99% 85% 94%
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
159.6 fps (72%)
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
300.4 fps (82%)
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HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 5.33 avg: 18 median: 20.5 (44%) max: 21.6 fps
CPU TDP ? TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 77% 86% 85% 93% 96% 100%
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Tooltip Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 ; Silence Mode: Ø6.36 (0.74-17.3)
Medion Erazer Beast X30 ; Office Mode: Ø14 (1.32-23)
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS : Ø19.2 (1.66-32.3)
Medion Erazer Beast X30 ; Turbo Mode: Ø21.2 (1.51-33.5)
Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 ; Turbo Mode: Ø22 (1.64-34.4)
Medion Erazer Beast X30 ; PL 140W: Ø22.2 (1.53-33.7)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.5 GB/s (52%)
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.6 GB/s (54%)
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
16.3 GB/s (60%)
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Blender 2.79 - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 172.5 avg: 218 median: 178.4 (1%) max: 483 Seconds
CPU TDP ? TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 100% 100% 100% 101% 101% 101%
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R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4155 avg: 0.5 median: 0.5 (10%) max: 0.994 sec
CPU TDP ? TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 100% 103% 104% 104% 102% 104%
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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 16756 avg: 16810 median: 16810 (36%) max: 16864 Points
CPU TDP 86 W TDP 110 W 100% 99%
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.3 s (2%)
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 6242%
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
16.1 s (1%)
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
383.9 s (2%)
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 5765%
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
77386 Points (79%)
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 8175 avg: 20311 median: 22297.5 (77%) max: 25556 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 73% 96% 98% 94% 84% 100%
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
71995 Points (46%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
72055 Points (60%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 82935 avg: 88770 median: 88770 (75%) max: 94605 Points
CPU TDP 86 W TDP 120 W 100% 88%
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 17695 avg: 19607 median: 19751 (50%) max: 21231 Points
CPU TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 95% 92% 94% 83% 100%
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 9450 avg: 25070 median: 28717 (71%) max: 31045 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 72% 89% 94% 100% 86% 97%
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 3736 avg: 11165 median: 12430.5 (67%) max: 14252 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 69% 93% 90% 98% 82% 100%
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Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 7925 avg: 7970 median: 7970 (92%) max: 8015 points
CPU TDP 86 W TDP 110 W 99% 100%
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Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 50218 avg: 50701 median: 50701 (63%) max: 51184 points
CPU TDP 86 W TDP 110 W 98% 100%
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1848 avg: 1854 median: 1853.5 (94%) max: 1859 points
CPU TDP 86 W TDP 134 W 100% 99%
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 13538 avg: 13648 median: 13647.5 (43%) max: 13757 points
CPU TDP 86 W TDP 134 W 100% 98%
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Geekbench 5.3 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 843 avg: 1659 median: 1665 (82%) max: 1918 points
CPU TDP ? TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 80% 97% 97% 100% 83% 98%
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Geekbench 5.3 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5869 avg: 11868 median: 13648 (47%) max: 14294 points
CPU TDP ? TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 76% 99% 100% 98% 91% 99%
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 490 avg: 613 median: 508.5 (1%) max: 1124 ms
CPU TDP ? TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
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Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 102.4 avg: 107.1 median: 107.1 (1%) max: 111.7 ms
CPU TDP 86 W TDP 110 W 100% 100%
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Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
94352 Points (98%)
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WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 146 avg: 275.8 median: 299 (83%) max: 331 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 44% 98% 100% 95% 87% 90%
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CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 970 avg: 1770 median: 1903 (82%) max: 2138 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 86 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 74% 100% 82% 90%
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Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 114 avg: 133.9 median: 123.5 (21%) max: 174.7 Watt
CPU TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 122% 112% 115% 113% 100%
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 Tooltip MSI Raider GE66 12UHS : Ø87 (78.2-92.6)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 134 avg: 152.1 median: 154.3 (41%) max: 166 Watt
CPU TDP 45 W TDP 86 W TDP 110 W TDP 120 W TDP 134 W 128% 111% 115% 100% 100%
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 Tooltip MSI Raider GE66 12UHS : Ø106.1 (102-113)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 17.6 avg: 19.7 median: 19.7 (23%) max: 21.7 Points per Watt
CPU TDP 110 W TDP 134 W 100% 81%
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