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Intel Core i9-12900H vs Intel Core i9-12900HK

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.

Intel Core i9-12900HK

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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

The average 12900HK in our database is in the same as the Core i9-13900H, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. It's also almost as fast as the Ryzen 7 7745HX and the Core i5-13500HX. This is a super-fast processor, as of mid 2023; it will have no issues running any app or any game for at least two more years.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 134 W, the Alienware x17 R2 P48E is among the fastest laptops built around the 12900HK that we know of. It can be more than 40% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

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.

Power consumption

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

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

ModelIntel Core i9-12900HIntel Core i9-12900HK
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-PIntel Alder Lake-P
CodenameAlder Lake-HAlder Lake-H
Series: Alder Lake-P Alder Lake-H
Intel Core i9-12900HK1.8 - 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
Intel Core i9-12900HK « 1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900H1.8 - 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
Clock1800 - 5000 MHz1800 - 5000 MHz
L1 Cache1.2 MB1.2 MB
L2 Cache11.5 MB11.5 MB
L3 Cache24 MB24 MB
Cores / Threads14 / 2014 / 20
TDP45 Watt45 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1744BGA1744
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, SHADDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 4, Thr. Director, DL Boost, GNA, vPro Ess., MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
iGPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1450 MHz)Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1450 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-12900H
44.1 pt (61%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-12900HK
43.8 pt (61%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
min: 96     avg: 100.8     median: 100.5 (70%)     max: 106 Points
105 Points (73%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
min: 371     avg: 558     median: 563 (10%)     max: 734 Points
876 Points (16%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 7359     avg: 15301     median: 15987 (15%)     max: 19648 Points
min: 13410     avg: 18038     median: 18621.5 (17%)     max: 19282 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1634     avg: 1822     median: 1863 (79%)     max: 1921 Points
min: 1586     avg: 1785     median: 1789 (76%)     max: 1940 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 624     avg: 705     median: 715 (79%)     max: 738 Points
min: 596     avg: 672     median: 664 (74%)     max: 739 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 2681     avg: 5761     median: 6060 (15%)     max: 7471 Points
min: 5168     avg: 6874     median: 7104.5 (17%)     max: 7366 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1395     avg: 2482     median: 2586 (16%)     max: 3077 Points
min: 1975     avg: 2750     median: 2845 (18%)     max: 2944 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 235     avg: 262.2     median: 265 (80%)     max: 277 Points
min: 226     avg: 256.6     median: 257 (77%)     max: 279 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 12.08     avg: 23.7     median: 26 (34%)     max: 32.77 Points
min: 23.44     avg: 28.2     median: 28.2 (37%)     max: 33 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.83     avg: 3     median: 3 (74%)     max: 3.3 Points
min: 2.69     avg: 3     median: 3 (74%)     max: 3.28 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 8083     avg: 8445     median: 8235 (50%)     max: 9498 Points
min: 7710     avg: 8561     median: 8561 (52%)     max: 9412 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 24313     avg: 44048     median: 47831 (35%)     max: 60567 Points
min: 48838     avg: 53020     median: 53020 (38%)     max: 57202 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 48178     avg: 64876     median: 66958.5 (46%)     max: 77409 Points
75223 Points (52%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 12846     avg: 13091     median: 13130.5 (16%)     max: 13256 Points
12378 Points (15%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 187.176     avg: 211.3     median: 196.5 (2%)     max: 265.116 s
201.1 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 3.421     avg: 4.2     median: 4.1 (1%)     max: 5.062 s
3.4 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 7620     avg: 8121     median: 7897 (13%)     max: 9328 Points
min: 7387     avg: 8480     median: 8480 (13%)     max: 9573 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 34684     avg: 61535     median: 64918 (37%)     max: 76677 MIPS
min: 56455     avg: 70492     median: 72874 (42%)     max: 75564 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5302     avg: 5835     median: 5881 (70%)     max: 6289 MIPS
min: 5257     avg: 5723     median: 5622.5 (67%)     max: 6186 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 67.5     avg: 103.9     median: 111.4 (39%)     max: 125.45 fps
min: 113.7     avg: 136.7     median: 136.7 (48%)     max: 159.6 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 225     avg: 255.1     median: 254.8 (59%)     max: 286 fps
min: 276     avg: 288.2     median: 288.2 (66%)     max: 300.4 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 8.05     avg: 17.3     median: 18.7 (33%)     max: 22.5 fps
min: 15.7     avg: 19.9     median: 20.6 (36%)     max: 21.6 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.864     avg: 1     median: 1 (0%)     max: 1.4 GB/s
min: 1.3     avg: 1.4     median: 1.4 (0%)     max: 1.5 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 1.5     avg: 1.8     median: 1.7 (29%)     max: 2 GB/s
min: 2.3     avg: 2.5     median: 2.5 (42%)     max: 2.6 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 8.6     avg: 10     median: 9.7 (25%)     max: 12.8 GB/s
min: 14.1     avg: 15.2     median: 15.2 (40%)     max: 16.3 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 273     avg: 415.4     median: 375.5 (5%)     max: 850 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 160     avg: 229.3     median: 201 (1%)     max: 451 Seconds
min: 172.5     avg: 186.6     median: 178.4 (1%)     max: 232 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4218     avg: 0.5     median: 0.4 (10%)     max: 0.506 sec
min: 0.4155     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (10%)     max: 0.4997 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 10122     avg: 12562     median: 12799 (27%)     max: 14082 Points
min: 13096     avg: 15572     median: 16756 (36%)     max: 16864 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.3     avg: 7.8     median: 7.8 (2%)     max: 8.329 s
min: 7.3     avg: 7.9     median: 7.9 (2%)     max: 8.438 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 16.373     avg: 17.7     median: 18 (1%)     max: 18.439 s
min: 16.1     avg: 17.5     median: 17.5 (1%)     max: 18.844 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 385.4     avg: 416.2     median: 409.2 (2%)     max: 474.148 s
min: 383.9     avg: 409.9     median: 409.9 (2%)     max: 435.936 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 33640     avg: 50378     median: 52582 (46%)     max: 62706 Points
min: 59882     avg: 68634     median: 68634 (60%)     max: 77386 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 10552     avg: 21605     median: 22620 (61%)     max: 26126 Points
min: 17378     avg: 22490     median: 23447 (63%)     max: 25556 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 77848     avg: 90608     median: 91828 (75%)     max: 103016 Points
min: 66129     avg: 69062     median: 69062 (56%)     max: 71995 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 71651     avg: 89609     median: 91745 (74%)     max: 103757 Points
min: 65657     avg: 68856     median: 68856 (56%)     max: 72055 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 81857     avg: 89449     median: 87365 (74%)     max: 100472 Points
min: 75600     avg: 84380     median: 82935 (70%)     max: 94605 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 9262     avg: 18183     median: 19209 (49%)     max: 22123 Points
min: 16214     avg: 18928     median: 19475 (49%)     max: 21231 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 9703     avg: 25831     median: 27232 (49%)     max: 31176 Points
min: 23308     avg: 27964     median: 28717 (51%)     max: 31045 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 5062     avg: 11710     median: 12399 (52%)     max: 14424 Points
min: 9449     avg: 12451     median: 12649 (53%)     max: 14252 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
min: 2263     avg: 2267     median: 2265 (69%)     max: 2273 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
min: 9278     avg: 10322     median: 10442 (41%)     max: 11247 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1631     avg: 1797     median: 1830.5 (77%)     max: 1892 Points
min: 1596     avg: 1782     median: 1870 (79%)     max: 1918 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 8519     avg: 12163     median: 12321.5 (22%)     max: 14376 Points
min: 12559     avg: 13575     median: 13717 (25%)     max: 14294 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1553     avg: 1681     median: 1673 (7%)     max: 1838 Points
min: 1848     avg: 1854     median: 1853.5 (8%)     max: 1859 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 8374     avg: 10702     median: 10985 (35%)     max: 12717 Points
min: 13538     avg: 13648     median: 13647.5 (43%)     max: 13757 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 7191     avg: 7401     median: 7199 (72%)     max: 8015 Points
min: 7925     avg: 7970     median: 7970 (80%)     max: 8015 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 30682     avg: 35572     median: 35978.5 (40%)     max: 39648 Points
min: 50218     avg: 50701     median: 50701 (57%)     max: 51184 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 490     avg: 522     median: 507.5 (1%)     max: 608 ms
min: 490     avg: 523     median: 508.5 (1%)     max: 582 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 102.4     avg: 107.1     median: 107.1 (1%)     max: 111.7 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 84027     avg: 87439     median: 86645 (78%)     max: 92438 Points
94352 Points (85%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 239     avg: 260.3     median: 264 (76%)     max: 279 Points
249 Points (72%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 263     avg: 297.9     median: 297.5 (62%)     max: 332 Points
min: 285     avg: 303.6     median: 299 (62%)     max: 331 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random write internal
43.3 MB/s (32%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq write internal
2539 MB/s (78%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random read internal
81.5 MB/s (100%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq read internal
3600 MB/s (100%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
20584 Points (95%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1515     avg: 1844     median: 1884 (72%)     max: 2108 Points
min: 1727     avg: 1937     median: 1903 (73%)     max: 2138 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 52     avg: 110.6     median: 104.2 (18%)     max: 180 Watt
min: 83.8     avg: 123.9     median: 121 (21%)     max: 174.7 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 74.6     avg: 128.5     median: 124.5 (23%)     max: 222 Watt
min: 77.7     avg: 137.2     median: 143 (26%)     max: 166 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 4.05     avg: 29.7     median: 26.5 (18%)     max: 96.8 Watt
63 Watt (42%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 7.99     avg: 18.1     median: 14.8 (16%)     max: 34.3 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 13.6     avg: 19.8     median: 19.4 (14%)     max: 27.5 Points per Watt
min: 17.2     avg: 20.3     median: 19.4 (14%)     max: 25.4 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-12900H → 100% n=50

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-12900HK → 109% n=50

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