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Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Core i9-12900H

Intel Core i7-12700

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The Intel Core i7-12700F is a fast eight-core desktop processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, which was introduced in November 2021. The processor offers a base clock of 3.3 GHz and reaches up to 4.9 GHz in Turbo. In the same way, the Intel Core i7-12700K the Core i7-12700F is based on a hybrid architecture of 8P and 4E cores. The innovations of the Alder Lake-S processor compared to Rocket Lake, together with the smaller 10 nm manufacturing process, are clearly noticeable. The Intel Core i7-12700 does not offer a free multiplier, which means that overclocking is not possible.

Performance

Compared to the Intel Core i7-11700 , performance has been increased with a better IPC. The additional e-cores are also clearly noticeable in multi-threaded applications. Overall, this provides a noticeable performance boost, which also has an effect on all application areas. The 4 E-Cores provide the P-Cores with significantly more power. If all requirements are met, Intel Turbo Boost 3.0can increase the clock rate of the P-Cores to up to 4.9 GHz. The E-cores also offer a turbo and clock up to 3.6 GHz.

Graphics unit

The Intel Core i7-12700 is a processor with an integrated graphics unit. However, with the Intel UHD Graphics 770 there is only a simple iGPU which is only suitable for office use.

Power consumption

The TDP of the Intel Core i7-12700 is 65 watts, with the option to consume up to 180 watts in Turbo mode. If all restrictions are deactivated in the BIOS, the PL2 value can be achieved permanently. However, a high-quality and powerful cooling unit should be used for this.

Intel Core i9-12900H

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The Intel Core i9-12900H 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 efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6920HQ). All cores can use up to 24 MB L3 cache. Compared to the 12900HK, the 12900H does not offer the open multiplicator (for overclocking) but the full "Enterprise" set of vPro features (for remote management).

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.

Performance

The average 12900H in our database proves to be an outrageously fast CPU, ripping the Ryzen 9 6900HX to pieces as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. Perhaps surprisingly, the i9's multi-thread performance is not much higher than that of the Core i7-12700H, suggesting the latter might be a better bang for the buck.

With its decent cooling solution and a long-term Power Limit of 110 W, the Asus StudioBook 16 H7600ZW is one of the fastest laptops built around the i9-12900H that we know of. It can be more than 80% faster than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, depending on the circumstances.

Power consumption

The Core i9 has a "minimum assured" power consumption of 35 W, with 45 W being its Base power consumption. The CPU's maximum Intel-recommended Turbo power consumption sits at 115 W.

The i9-12900H is built with Intel's 4th generation 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for lower than average, as of mid 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelIntel Core i7-12700Intel Core i9-12900H
CodenameAlder LakeAlder Lake-H
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-SIntel Alder Lake-P
Series: Alder Lake-P Alder Lake-H
Intel Core i9-12900K compare3.2 - 5.2 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900 compare2.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 24 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700K compare2.7 - 5 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700F compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700 « 3.3 - 4.9 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12600K compare2.8 - 4.9 GHz10 / 16 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900HK compare1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900H « 1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12800H compare1.8 - 4.8 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12650H compare1.7 - 4.7 GHz10 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12600H compare2 - 4.5 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12500H compare1.8 - 4.5 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12450H compare1.5 - 4.4 GHz8 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock3300 - 4900 MHz1800 - 5000 MHz
L1 Cache1 MB1.2 MB
L2 Cache12 MB11.5 MB
L3 Cache25 MB24 MB
Cores / Threads12 / 2014 / 20
TDP65 Watt45 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm
Die Size215 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketLGA 1700BGA1744
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 770 (300 - 1500 MHz)Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1450 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$349 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerwww.intel.deark.intel.com
FeaturesDDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 4, Thr. Dir., DL Boost, GNA, RPE, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-12700
41.2 pt (69%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-12900H
39.2 pt (65%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 96     avg: 104.9     median: 106 (60%)     max: 112 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 371     avg: 636     median: 578 (11%)     max: 920 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
21751 Points (20%)
min: 7359     avg: 15133     median: 15946.5 (15%)     max: 19648 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1894 Points (80%)
min: 1634     avg: 1829     median: 1863.5 (78%)     max: 1930 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
731 Points (80%)
min: 624     avg: 706     median: 714.5 (78%)     max: 738 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
8338 Points (20%)
min: 2681     avg: 5717     median: 6056.5 (15%)     max: 7471 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
3151 Points (20%)
min: 1395     avg: 2454     median: 2576.5 (16%)     max: 3077 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
272 Points (75%)
min: 235     avg: 262.3     median: 266 (74%)     max: 277 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
36.9 Points (48%)
min: 12.08     avg: 23.6     median: 25.3 (33%)     max: 32.77 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.3 Points (78%)
min: 2.83     avg: 3     median: 3 (71%)     max: 3.3 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
9171 Points (55%)
min: 7952     avg: 8475     median: 8235 (50%)     max: 9498 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
60892 Points (44%)
min: 24313     avg: 43425     median: 47767 (35%)     max: 60567 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
103354 Points (66%)
min: 48178     avg: 66910     median: 70976.5 (45%)     max: 77409 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
15091 Points (18%)
min: 12846     avg: 13385     median: 13227.5 (16%)     max: 14567 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
272.8 s (3%)
min: 187.176     avg: 206.8     median: 197.8 (2%)     max: 265.116 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
2.9 s (1%)
min: 3.421     avg: 4.1     median: 4 (1%)     max: 5.062 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
9328 Points (15%)
min: 7620     avg: 8202     median: 7937 (13%)     max: 9328 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
78331 MIPS (45%)
min: 34684     avg: 60849     median: 64908.5 (37%)     max: 76677 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
6292 MIPS (74%)
min: 5302     avg: 5843     median: 5881 (69%)     max: 6289 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
172.4 fps (58%)
min: 67.5     avg: 105.8     median: 111.4 (37%)     max: 126.7 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
347 fps (80%)
min: 225     avg: 266.6     median: 263.3 (61%)     max: 317 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
25.5 fps (45%)
min: 8.05     avg: 17.1     median: 17.8 (31%)     max: 22.5 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.5 GB/s (44%)
min: 0.864     avg: 1.1     median: 1 (29%)     max: 1.4 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.7 GB/s (47%)
min: 1.5     avg: 1.8     median: 1.9 (33%)     max: 2.1 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
14.5 GB/s (38%)
min: 8.6     avg: 10.5     median: 10.3 (27%)     max: 12.8 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
242 Seconds (3%)
min: 273     avg: 420.7     median: 376 (5%)     max: 850 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
151 Seconds (1%)
min: 160     avg: 231.3     median: 205.5 (1%)     max: 451 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.4 sec (9%)
min: 0.4218     avg: 0.5     median: 0.4 (10%)     max: 0.506 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
15390 Points (33%)
min: 10122     avg: 13153     median: 13453 (29%)     max: 14655 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.5 s (2%)
min: 7.3     avg: 7.7     median: 7.5 (2%)     max: 8.329 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
16.8 s (1%)
min: 16.373     avg: 17.3     median: 17.2 (1%)     max: 18.439 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
400.4 s (2%)
min: 385.4     avg: 410.8     median: 398.6 (2%)     max: 474.148 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
72464 Points (56%)
min: 33640     avg: 52620     median: 53621 (41%)     max: 62706 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
27022 Points (67%)
min: 10552     avg: 21276     median: 22264 (55%)     max: 26126 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
86815 Points (71%)
min: 70655     avg: 87893     median: 91477 (74%)     max: 103016 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
86587 Points (70%)
min: 71651     avg: 89380     median: 91745 (74%)     max: 103757 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
96264 Points (77%)
min: 81857     avg: 89973     median: 89999 (72%)     max: 100472 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
23193 Points (59%)
min: 9262     avg: 17875     median: 18691.5 (47%)     max: 22123 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
34681 Points (62%)
min: 9703     avg: 25492     median: 26678.5 (48%)     max: 31176 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
16400 Points (69%)
min: 5062     avg: 11544     median: 12039 (51%)     max: 14424 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
min: 1893     avg: 2368     median: 2384 (60%)     max: 2652 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
min: 9258     avg: 10829     median: 10337.5 (40%)     max: 12856 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
min: 2093     avg: 2248     median: 2203 (70%)     max: 2440 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
min: 8918     avg: 10207     median: 9930 (41%)     max: 11663 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
1924 Points (75%)
min: 1631     avg: 1800     median: 1820 (71%)     max: 1897 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
14961 Points (27%)
min: 8519     avg: 11913     median: 12237 (22%)     max: 14376 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1845 Points (8%)
min: 1553     avg: 1695     median: 1710 (7%)     max: 1838 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
14883 Points (47%)
min: 8374     avg: 10525     median: 9892 (31%)     max: 12717 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
8059 Points (80%)
min: 7191     avg: 7533     median: 7650 (76%)     max: 8015 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
52676 Points (53%)
min: 30682     avg: 36787     median: 36900 (37%)     max: 41134 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
7309 Points (81%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
46641 Points (61%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
508 ms (1%)
min: 490     avg: 520     median: 508 (1%)     max: 608 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 84027     avg: 87439     median: 86645 (63%)     max: 92438 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
268 Points (74%)
min: 239     avg: 262     median: 264 (73%)     max: 279 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
314 Points (56%)
min: 263     avg: 297.3     median: 296 (53%)     max: 332 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
2016 Points (75%)
min: 1515     avg: 1846     median: 1872 (70%)     max: 2108 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
327 Watt (56%)
min: 52     avg: 109.2     median: 101.2 (17%)     max: 180 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
284 Watt (52%)
min: 74.6     avg: 126.3     median: 124 (23%)     max: 222 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
82.7 Watt (55%)
min: 4.05     avg: 29.1     median: 27 (18%)     max: 96.8 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 7.99     avg: 18.1     median: 14.8 (16%)     max: 34.3 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 13.6     avg: 19.9     median: 19.1 (14%)     max: 27.5 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-12700 → 100% n=48

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-12900H → 85% n=48

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