Intel Core i9-12900HK vs HiSilicon Kirin 970
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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CPU comparisonIntel Core i9-12900HK or HiSilicon Kirin 970 - 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 i9-12900HK has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-12900HK was released in Q1/2022. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 was released in Q3/2017. |
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| Intel Core i9 (78) | Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
| Intel Core i 12000H (23) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 970 (1) |
| 12 | Generation | 6 |
| Alder Lake H | Architecture | Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| Intel Core i9-13900HK | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Core i9-12900HK has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-12900HK is 2.50 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 970 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 970 is at 2.40 GHz. |
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| Intel Core i9-12900HK | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 970 |
| 14 | Cores | 8 |
| 20 | Threads | 8 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.50 GHz (5.00 GHz) 6x Golden Cove |
A-Core | 2.40 GHz 4x Cortex-A73 |
| 1.80 GHz (3.80 GHz) 8x Gracemont |
B-Core | 1.84 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Core i9-12900HK or HiSilicon Kirin 970 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. |
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| Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) | GPU | ARM Mali-G72 MP12 |
| 0.40 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.75 GHz |
| 1.45 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 13 | GPU Generation | Bifrost 2 |
| 10 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
| 4 | Max. displays | 1 |
| 96 | Compute units | 12 |
| 768 | Shader | 192 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 32 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| 12.1 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) | GPU | ARM Mali-G72 MP12 |
| 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 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core i9-12900HK can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --. |
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| Intel Core i9-12900HK | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 970 |
| LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | Memory | LPDDR4X-2133 |
| 64 GB | Max. Memory | 8 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| 83.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
| No | ECC | No |
| 11.50 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| 24.00 MB | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 28 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 55.1 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-12900HK is 45 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 970 has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Core i9-12900HK | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 970 |
| 45 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 9 W |
| 115 W | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core i9-12900HK is manufactured in 10 nm and has 35.50 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Core i9-12900HK | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 970 |
| 10 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ | ISA extensions | -- |
| BGA 1744 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
| Q1/2022 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
| 635 $ | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
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.
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.45 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
ARM Mali-G72 MP12 @ 0.75 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
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Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Core i9-12900HK | HiSilicon Kirin 970 |
| Unknown | Huawei Honor 10 Huawei Note 10 Huawei Play Huawei Honor View 10 Huawei Mate 10 Pro Huawei P20 Huawei Nova 3 Huawei Nova 4 |
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