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Intel Core i7-12800HX vs Intel Core i7-12850HX vs Intel Core i9-12900HX

Intel Core i7-12800HX

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The Intel Core i7-12800HX is a high-end mobile CPU for laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in mid 2022 and offers 8 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 24 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.0 to 4.8 GHz on the performance cluster and 1.5 to 3.4 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 25 MB L3 cache. The CPU offers an open multiplicator and therefore the possibility to overclock the CPU cores. Compared to the similar i7-12850HX, the 12800HX does not offer vPro or ECC memory support.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800 and DDR4-3200. 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 supports 48 PCIe lanes consisting of 16 Gen5 (x16 or 2x8), 20 Gen4 and 12 Gen3.

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 32 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.45 GHz.

Performance

The average 12800HX in our database is in the same league as the i9-12900HX while being noticeably faster than the Ryzen 7 7745HX, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a very fast chip, as of early 2023.

Your mileage may vary depending on how competent the cooling solution of your laptop is, and how high the CPU power limits are.

Power consumption

The chip's "minimum assured" power consumption sits at 45 W. Its peak Turbo power consumption is not supposed to go over 157 W and its Base power consumption is supposed to be around 55 W. Most laptop makers will probably go for a value much higher than 55 W to extract more performance out of the 12800HX.

This Core i7 series processor is built with Intel's 4th generation 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i7-12850HX

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The Intel Core i7-12850HX is a high-end mobile CPU for laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in mid 2022 and offers 8 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 24 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.1 to 4.8 GHz on the performance cluster and 1.5 to 3.4 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 25 MB L3 cache. The i7-12850HX is a successor to the mobile Xeon CPUs and offers vPro management features and ECC memory support. CPU overclocking however is limited compared to the consumer i7-12800HX.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800 and DDR4-3200. 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 supports 48 PCIe lanes consisting of 16 Gen5 (x16 or 2x8), 20 Gen4 and 12 Gen3.

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 32 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.45 GHz.

Performance

The average 12850HX in our database is in the same league as the Ryzen 7 7840HS, Ryzen 9 7940HS, Core i7-12700H, Core i9-12900H, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a very fast chip, as of early 2023.

Your mileage may vary depending on how competent the cooling solution of your laptop is, and how high the CPU power limits are.

Power consumption

The chip's "minimum assured" power consumption sits at 45 W. Its Turbo power consumption is not supposed to go over 157 W; its Base power consumption is supposed to be around 55 W. Most laptop makers will probably go for a value higher than 55 W to get better performance.

The i7-12850HX is built with Intel's 4th generation 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i9-12900HX

► remove from comparison Intel i9-12900HX

The Intel Core i9-12900HX is a high-end mobile CPU for laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in mid 2022 and offers 8 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 24 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.3 to 5 GHz on the performance cluster and 1.7 to 3.6 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 30 MB L3 cache. As a HX-variant, the CPU offers an open multiplicator and therefore the possibility to overclock the CPU cores. Compared to the similar i9-12950HX, the 12900HX does not offer vPro or ECC memory support.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800 and DDR4-3200. 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 supports 48 PCIe lanes consisting of 16 Gen5 (x16 or 2x8), 20 Gen4 and 12 Gen3.

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe architecture and offers 32 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.55 GHz.

Performance

The average 12900HX in our database is, perhaps a little disappointingly, in the same league as the i7-12800HX and the i7-13700HX while outshining the Ryzen 7 7745HX by a significant margin.

The Legion 7 16IAX7 is among the fastest laptops built around the 12900HX that we know of. It is able to sustain CPU power consumption of around 90 W for long periods of time for up to 20% better multi-thread performance than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database (as of August 2023).

Power consumption

The chip's "minimum assured" power consumption sits at 45 W. Its Turbo power consumption is not supposed to go over 157 W and its Base power consumption is supposed to be around 55 W. Most laptop makers will go for a value higher than 55 W to get better performance.

This Core i9 series processor is built with Intel's 4th generation 10 nm manufacturing process marketed as Intel 7 for average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelIntel Core i7-12800HXIntel Core i7-12850HXIntel Core i9-12900HX
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-SIntel Alder Lake-SIntel Alder Lake-S
CodenameAlder Lake-HXAlder Lake-HXAlder Lake-HX
Series: Alder Lake-S Alder Lake-HX
Intel Core i9-12950HX1.7 - 5 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900HX1.7 - 5 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12850HX1.5 - 4.8 GHz16 / 24 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12800HX « 1.5 - 4.8 GHz16 / 24 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12650HX1.5 - 4.7 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12600HX1.8 - 4.6 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12450HX1.8 - 4.4 GHz8 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12950HX1.7 - 5 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900HX1.7 - 5 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12850HX « 1.5 - 4.8 GHz16 / 24 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12800HX1.5 - 4.8 GHz16 / 24 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12650HX1.5 - 4.7 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12600HX1.8 - 4.6 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12450HX1.8 - 4.4 GHz8 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12950HX1.7 - 5 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900HX « 1.7 - 5 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12850HX1.5 - 4.8 GHz16 / 24 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12800HX1.5 - 4.8 GHz16 / 24 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12650HX1.5 - 4.7 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12600HX1.8 - 4.6 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12450HX1.8 - 4.4 GHz8 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock1500 - 4800 MHz1500 - 4800 MHz1700 - 5000 MHz
L1 Cache1.4 MB1.4 MB1.4 MB
L2 Cache14 MB14 MB14 MB
L3 Cache25 MB25 MB30 MB
Cores / Threads16 / 2416 / 2416 / 24
TDP55 Watt55 Watt55 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1964BGA1964BGA1964
FeaturesDDR4-3200/DDR5-4800 RAM, PCIe 5, Thr. Director, DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR4-3200/DDR5-4800 RAM, PCIe 5, Thr. Director, DL Boost, GNA, vPro Enterp., 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, SHADDR4-3200/DDR5-4800 RAM, PCIe 5, Thr. Dir., DL Boost, GNA, 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
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 770 ( - 1450 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770 ( - 1450 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770 ( - 1550 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-12800HX
45.1 pt (63%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-12850HX
43.6 pt (60%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-12900HX
48.3 pt (67%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
22456 Points (21%)
min: 15093     avg: 16302     median: 16301.5 (15%)     max: 17510 Points
min: 18337     avg: 22529     median: 23150 (21%)     max: 23482 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1812 Points (77%)
min: 1596     avg: 1721     median: 1720.5 (73%)     max: 1845 Points
min: 1897     avg: 1917     median: 1912.5 (81%)     max: 1936 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
676 Points (75%)
min: 687     avg: 698     median: 697.5 (78%)     max: 708 Points
min: 728     avg: 738     median: 739 (82%)     max: 745 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
8564 Points (21%)
min: 6217     avg: 6491     median: 6490.5 (16%)     max: 6764 Points
min: 7037     avg: 8602     median: 8842.5 (22%)     max: 9042 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
3383 Points (21%)
min: 2432     avg: 2679     median: 2679 (17%)     max: 2926 Points
min: 2830     avg: 3493     median: 3566 (23%)     max: 3652 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
260 Points (78%)
min: 253     avg: 260.5     median: 260.5 (78%)     max: 268 Points
min: 274     avg: 278     median: 278 (84%)     max: 282 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
41.5 Points (54%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.4 Points (83%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
9509 Points (57%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
64621 Points (47%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
245.7 s (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
7.8 s (2%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
9993 Points (16%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
76947 MIPS (44%)
min: 53893     avg: 61679     median: 61678.5 (35%)     max: 69464 MIPS
min: 69778     avg: 84614     median: 86541 (50%)     max: 88128 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
5624 MIPS (67%)
min: 5608     avg: 5762     median: 5762 (69%)     max: 5916 MIPS
min: 6165     avg: 6293     median: 6336 (76%)     max: 6358 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
185.5 fps (65%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
313.7 fps (72%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
24.9 fps (44%)
min: 17.2     avg: 17.3     median: 17.3 (30%)     max: 17.3 fps
min: 19.6     avg: 25     median: 26 (46%)     max: 26.6 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.7 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
3.2 GB/s (55%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
17.4 GB/s (45%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 312     avg: 329.3     median: 317 (4%)     max: 359 Seconds
min: 261     avg: 277.5     median: 267 (3%)     max: 358 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
153.1 Seconds (1%)
min: 181     avg: 193     median: 193 (1%)     max: 205 Seconds
min: 144     avg: 154.4     median: 148.6 (1%)     max: 201 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.5 sec (10%)
min: 0.45     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (10%)     max: 0.4698 sec
min: 0.4159     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.4242 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 17459     avg: 17668     median: 17668 (38%)     max: 17877 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.3 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
16.1 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
379.6 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
88577 Points (78%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
22373 Points (60%)
min: 16761     avg: 19512     median: 20333 (55%)     max: 21441 Points
min: 20782     avg: 23514     median: 22972 (62%)     max: 26386 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 100525     avg: 101928     median: 101928 (83%)     max: 103331 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 100362     avg: 101890     median: 101890 (83%)     max: 103418 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 96923     avg: 99059     median: 99450 (84%)     max: 100413 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
22369 Points (57%)
min: 16571     avg: 18022     median: 18354 (46%)     max: 19141 Points
min: 18927     avg: 20662     median: 19881 (50%)     max: 23351 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
34445 Points (61%)
min: 23868     avg: 26188     median: 26688 (48%)     max: 28009 Points
min: 29204     avg: 32485     median: 32071 (57%)     max: 36791 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
14286 Points (60%)
min: 11906     avg: 12685     median: 12936 (55%)     max: 13213 Points
min: 12600     avg: 14855     median: 14895 (63%)     max: 17144 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1759 Points (74%)
min: 1777     avg: 1782     median: 1782 (75%)     max: 1787 Points
min: 1874     avg: 1909     median: 1906.5 (80%)     max: 1949 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
14213 Points (25%)
min: 11509     avg: 12302     median: 12302 (22%)     max: 13095 Points
min: 15116     avg: 16247     median: 16311.5 (29%)     max: 16925 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1726 Points (8%)
1718 Points (7%)
min: 1821     avg: 1848     median: 1848 (8%)     max: 1875 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
14093 Points (44%)
11363 Points (36%)
min: 16305     avg: 16488     median: 16487.5 (52%)     max: 16670 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 8112     avg: 8182     median: 8182 (82%)     max: 8252 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 58195     avg: 58846     median: 58845.5 (66%)     max: 59496 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
521 ms (1%)
min: 516     avg: 522     median: 522 (1%)     max: 528 ms
min: 488     avg: 492.5     median: 492 (1%)     max: 498 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
77.4 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 94901     avg: 95303     median: 95387 (86%)     max: 95620 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 206     avg: 232     median: 232 (67%)     max: 258 Points
min: 268     avg: 279     median: 275 (79%)     max: 290 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
309 Points (64%)
min: 265     avg: 284.5     median: 284.5 (59%)     max: 304 Points
min: 293     avg: 317.2     median: 317.5 (66%)     max: 341 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1973 Points (76%)
min: 1509     avg: 1615     median: 1614.5 (62%)     max: 1720 Points
min: 2108     avg: 2147     median: 2150.5 (82%)     max: 2170 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
177.2 Watt (31%)
min: 132.7     avg: 140.8     median: 140.8 (24%)     max: 148.8 Watt
min: 139.4     avg: 168.5     median: 161.6 (28%)     max: 204 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
197.2 Watt (36%)
min: 71.5     avg: 128.7     median: 128.7 (23%)     max: 185.9 Watt
min: 113.7     avg: 187.6     median: 207 (38%)     max: 225 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
24.1 Watt (16%)
25.6 Watt (17%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
7.5 Watt (8%)
17.7 Watt (20%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
17.2 Points per Watt (13%)
min: 13.1     avg: 27     median: 27 (20%)     max: 40.9 Points per Watt
min: 15.6     avg: 19.5     median: 16.6 (12%)     max: 32.1 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-12800HX → 100% n=22

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-12850HX → 89% n=22

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-12900HX → 105% n=22

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