Intel Core i7-12650H vs Intel Core i9-11900H

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Intel Core i7-12650H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-11900H
Intel Core i7-12650H Intel Core i9-11900H

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-12650H or Intel Core i9-11900H - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-12650H has 10 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12650H was released in Q1/2022.

The Intel Core i9-11900H has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-11900H was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group Intel Core i 11000H (17)
12 Generation 11
Alder Lake H Architecture Tiger Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i9-12900H

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-12650H has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-12650H is 2.30 GHz (4.70 GHz) while the Intel Core i9-11900H has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-11900H is at 2.50 GHz (4.90 GHz).
Intel Core i7-12650H Characteristic Intel Core i9-11900H
10 Cores 8
16 Threads 16
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz (4.70 GHz)
6x Golden Cove		 A-Core 2.50 GHz (4.90 GHz)
1.70 GHz (3.50 GHz)
4x Gracemont		 B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i7-12650H Characteristic Intel Core i9-11900H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-12650H or Intel Core i9-11900H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (64 EU) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.45 GHz
12 GPU Generation 11
10 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 3
48 Compute units 32
512 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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.
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (64 EU) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-12650H can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-11900H supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.
Intel Core i7-12650H Characteristic Intel Core i9-11900H
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-3200
64 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
9.50 MB L2 Cache --
24.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-12650H is 45 W, while the Intel Core i9-11900H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i7-12650H Characteristic Intel Core i9-11900H
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
115 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-12650H is manufactured in 10 nm and has 33.50 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-11900H is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 24.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i7-12650H Characteristic Intel Core i9-11900H
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1744 Socket BGA 1787
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q2/2021
457 $ Release price 546 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12650H (100%)
Intel Core i9-11900H (93%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12650H (100%)
Intel Core i9-11900H (84%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1780 (100%)
Intel Core i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1599 (90%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
10920 (100%)
Intel Core i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
9436 (86%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
2157 (100%)
Intel Core i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
2040 (95%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
10411 (100%)
Intel Core i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
8451 (81%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (64 EU) @ 1.40 GHz
1434 (100%)
Intel Core i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742 (52%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
24470 (100%)
Intel Core i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
21125 (86%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1540 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
12345 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
599 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
5342 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
184 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
5099 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i7-12650H Intel Core i9-11900H
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