Intel Core i9-12900TE vs Intel Pentium 2117U

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Intel Core i9-12900TE CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 2117U
Intel Core i9-12900TE Intel Pentium 2117U

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-12900TE or Intel Pentium 2117U - 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 i9-12900TE has 16 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-12900TE was released in Q1/2022.

The Intel Pentium 2117U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 2117U was released in Q3/2012.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 12000 (34) CPU group Intel Pentium 2000 (5)
12 Generation 4
Alder Lake S Architecture Ivy Bridge U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i9-13900TE Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-12900TE is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (4.80 GHz). The Intel Pentium 2117U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz.
Intel Core i9-12900TE Characteristic Intel Pentium 2117U
16 Cores 2
24 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz (4.80 GHz)
8x Golden Cove		 A-Core 1.80 GHz
1.00 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Gracemont		 B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Intel Core i9-12900TE Characteristic Intel Pentium 2117U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
11 GPU Generation 7
10 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
32 Compute units 6
256 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.0

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 770 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-12900TE supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 2117U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i9-12900TE Characteristic Intel Pentium 2117U
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
128 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
14.00 MB L2 Cache --
30.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 2.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i9-12900TE has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Pentium 2117U is 17 W.
Intel Core i9-12900TE Characteristic Intel Pentium 2117U
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
106 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-12900TE has a 44.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium 2117U cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
Intel Core i9-12900TE Characteristic Intel Pentium 2117U
10 nm Technology 22 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
LGA 1700 Socket BGA 1023
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, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q3/2012
494 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900TE (100%)
Intel Pentium 2117U (17%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900TE (100%)
Intel Pentium 2117U (4%)

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 i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
1861 (100%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
367 (20%)

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 i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
13738 (100%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
696 (5%)

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 i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
2481 (100%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
323 (13%)

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 i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
12411 (100%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
562 (5%)

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 i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794 (100%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (12%)

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 i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
29965 (100%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
1021 (3%)

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 i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
331 (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 i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
612 (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 i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
347 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
61 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
115 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i9-12900TE Intel Pentium 2117U
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