Intel Core i9-12900HK Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i9-12900HK features 14 processor cores and has the capability to manage 20 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2022 and belongs to the 12 generation of the Intel Core i9 series. To use the Intel Core i9-12900HK, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1744 socket.
Name: Intel Core i9-12900HK
Family: Intel Core i9
Group: Intel Core i 12000H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 12

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-12900HK has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the A-Core is 2.5 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator. Processors with hybrid (big.LITTLE) architecture strike a balance between performance and power efficiency, making them ideal for mobile devices.
CPU Cores: 14
Threads: 20
Cores A: 6x Golden Cove
Cores B: 8x Gracemont
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.5 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 1.8 GHz
A-Core Frequency Turbo: 5.0 GHz
B-Core Frequency Turbo: 3.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-12900HK has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i9-12900HK uses the Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake), which has 768 texture shaders and 96 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency: 0.4 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.45 GHz
Execution units: 96
Shaders: 768
Max. GPU Memory: 32.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 13
Direct X: 12.1
Technology: 10 nm
Release date: Q1/2022

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: Decode
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-5200
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 76.8 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 45 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 45 W
TDP (PL2): 115 W
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-12900HK is manufactured using a 10 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 24.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 10 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1744
L2-Cache: 11.5 MB
L3-Cache: 24.0 MB
Architecture: Alder Lake H
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release date: Q1/2022
Release price: 635 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon W-3245M
16C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
28894
28894
Intel Xeon W-2191B
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
28788
28788
Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
28632
28632
Intel Xeon W-2195
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
28467
28467
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
28412
28412

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
22C 44T @ 2.2 GHz
18730
18730
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.1 GHz
18511
18511
Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
18197
18197
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
18165
18165
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3
14C 28T @ 2.0 GHz
17896
17896

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
12693
12693
Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
12662
12662
Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
12662
12662
Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
12662
12662
Intel Xeon Gold 6130T
16C 32T @ 2.1 GHz
12633
12633

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 7600
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
11967
11967
Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
11894
11894
Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
11894
11894
Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
11894
11894
Intel Core i9-10980XE
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
11836
11836

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
7003
7003
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
6954
6954
Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
6892
6892
AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 2.3 GHz
6768
6768
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
6731
6731

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
2658
2658
Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
2639
2639
Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
2639
2639
Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
2639
2639
Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
2616
2616

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-13700H
14C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
2426
2426
Intel Core i7-13800HE
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
2426
2426
Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
2426
2426
Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
2426
2426
Intel Core i7-13800HE
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
2426
2426

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 1.8 GHz
2223
2223
Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
2223
2223
Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
2223
2223
Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
2223
2223
Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 1.8 GHz
2223
2223

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
1939
1939
Intel Core i7-12700K
12C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
1939
1939
Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
1938
1938
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
1932
1932
Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
1927
1927

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
1758
1758
Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
1754
1754
Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
1754
1754
Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
1754
1754
Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
1753
1753

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-13500
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
723
723
AMD Ryzen 5 7600
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
722
722
Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
710
710
Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 1.8 GHz
707
707
Intel Core i7-12700H
14C 20T @ 2.3 GHz
694
694

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
272
272
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
271
271
Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
260
260
Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
251
251
Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
249
249

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
258
258
Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
257
257
Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
257
257
Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
257
257
Intel Core i9-11900KB
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
256
256

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
191
191
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
12C 24T @ 2.6 GHz
185.5
185.5
Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
182
182
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
174
174
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
174
174