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Intel Core i9-12900 vs Intel Pentium 2020M
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i9-12900
100 %
16C / 24T · 5.10 GHz
Intel Pentium 2020M
23 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i9-12900
100 %
16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i9-12900
100 %
16C / 24T · 5.10 GHz
Intel Pentium 2020M
15 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i9-12900
100 %
16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i9-12900
100 %
16C / 24T · 5.10 GHz
Intel Pentium 2020M
24 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i9-12900
100 %
16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i9-12900
100 %
Intel UHD Graphics 770
Intel Pentium 2020M
13 %
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
More benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-12900 | Intel Pentium 2020M |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i9 (81) | Intel Pentium (150) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 12000 (34) | Intel Pentium 2000 (5) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake S | Ivy Bridge U |
| Technology | 10 nm | 22 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | PGA 988 |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i9-11900 | |
| Successor | Intel Core i9-13900 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-12900 | Intel Pentium 2020M |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 16 / 24 | 2 / 2 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 8x Golden Cove 2.40 - 5.10 GHz |
2x 2.40 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 8x Gracemont 1.80 - 3.80 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 14.00 MB | 0.51 MB |
| L3-Cache | 30.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-12900 | Intel Pentium 2020M |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 - 1.55 GHz | 0.65 - 1.10 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 32 / 256 | 6 / 48 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | 2 GB |
| Technology | 10 nm | 22 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2021 | Q4/2012 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-12900 | Intel Pentium 2020M |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-12900 | Intel Pentium 2020M |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | DDR3L-1600 (25.6 GB/s) DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) DDR3L-1333 (21.3 GB/s) DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | 2.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-12900 | Intel Pentium 2020M |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W | 35 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 202 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 90 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-12900 | Intel Pentium 2020M |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q3/2012 |
| Release price | 489 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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