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Intel Core i9-12900HK Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-03-31

The Intel Core i9-12900HK has 14 cores with 20 threads and is based on the 12. gen of the Intel Core i9 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1744 socket and was released in Q1/2022. The Intel Core i9-12900HK scores 1,754 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 12,662 points.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Core i9-12900HK
Family:	Intel Core i9 (81)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 12000H (23)
Architecture:	Alder Lake H
Technology:	10 nm
Segment:	Notebook
Generation:	12
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	Intel Core i9-13900HK

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 Intel Core i9-12900HK is 2.50 GHz (5.00 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	14 / 20
Core architecture:	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core:	6x Golden Cove
B-Core:	8x Gracemont

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
A-Core Frequency:	2.50 GHz (5.00 GHz)
B-Core Frequency:	1.80 GHz (3.80 GHz)

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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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:	0.40 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.45 GHz
Compute units:	96
Shader:	768
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q1/2022

Max. displays:	4
Generation:	13
Direct X:	12.1
Technology:	10 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	32 GB
Frame Generation:	No

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 type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

LPDDR5-5200 LPDDR4X-4266 DDR5-4800 DDR4-3200	83.2 GB/s 68.2 GB/s 76.8 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Max. Memory:	64 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	4.0 x 28
PCIe Bandwidth:	55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	45 W
TDP (PL2):	115 W
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-12900HK is made in 10 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 35.50 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	10 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1744
L2-Cache:	11.50 MB
L3-Cache:	24.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

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

Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.50 GHz (5.00 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i9-12900HK have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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.


	Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz	1965
	Apple M3 (8-GPU) 8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz	1965
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX 16C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	1955
	Intel Core i9-12900HK 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	1938
	Intel Core Ultra 7 268V 8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz	1936
	Intel Core Ultra 7 266V 8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz	1936
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	1931

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 i9-12900HX 16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz	18845
	Intel Core i9-13900H 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	18760
	Intel Core i5-13500HX 14C 20T @ 4.10 GHz	18560
	Intel Core i9-12900HK 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	18197
	AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	18065
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16C 22T @ 4.20 GHz	17650
	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16C 22T @ 4.50 GHz	16750

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) 10C 10T @ 3.40 GHz	2440
	Intel Core i5-14450HX 10C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	2438
	Intel Core i7-1370PE 14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	2431
	Intel Core i9-12900HK 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	2426
	Intel Core i9-12900H 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	2426
	Intel Core i9-12900HX 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	2425
	Intel Core i5-13600HX 14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	2404

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS 8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz	12135
	Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz	12084
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100) 8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	11950
	Intel Core i9-12900HK 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	11894
	Intel Core i9-12900H 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	11894
	Intel Core i5-13450HX 10C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	11891
	Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz	11863

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 i5-14450HX 10C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	1758
	Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1758
	Intel Core i7-1360P 12C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1756
	Intel Core i9-12900HK 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	1754
	Intel Core i9-12900H 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	1754
	Intel Core i7-12800HE 14C 20T @ 4.60 GHz	1753
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16C 22T @ 4.80 GHz	1746

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.


	AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	12744
	Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz	12693
	Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz	12693
	Intel Core i9-12900HK 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	12662
	Intel Core i9-12900H 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	12662
	Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz	12574
	Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz	12574

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 i7-13700HX 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	734
	Intel Core i9-12900H 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	734
	Intel Core i7-11700B 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	732
	Intel Core i9-12900HK 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	710
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	707
	Intel Core i7-12700HL 14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	694
	Intel Core i7-12700H 14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	694

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 i9-12900HX 16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz	7197
	Intel Core i7-12700H 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	7170
	Intel Core i7-12700HL 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	7170
	Intel Core i9-12900HK 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	6892
	Intel Core i9-12900H 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	6371
	Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) 16C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	6311
	Intel Core i9-11980HK 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	5875

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 i9-13900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz	2230
	Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz	2230
	Intel Core i9-13905H Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz	2230
	Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.45 GHz	2223
	Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.45 GHz	2223
	Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.45 GHz	2223
	Intel Core i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake) @ 1.40 GHz	2147

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.


	Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) 20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz	379
	Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) 20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz	379
	Intel Core i9-12900HK 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	260
	Intel Core i9-12900H 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	251
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	206
	Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz	192
	Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz	192

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 i7-13800H 14C 20T @ 4.50 GHz	29120
	Intel Core i7-13700H 14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	28845
	Intel Core i7-13705H 14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	28845
	Intel Core i9-12900HK 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	28632
	Intel Core i5-13500HX 14C 20T @ 4.10 GHz	28514
	AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS 8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz	28412
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS 8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz	28412

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.


	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX 16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz	94
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	174
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	174
	Intel Core i9-12900HK 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	182
	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	191
	Intel Core i9-11900KB 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	200
	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	202

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 i9-12900HX 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	274
	Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) 16C 16T @ 4.06 GHz	266
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	264
	Intel Core i9-12900HK 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	257
	Intel Core i9-12900H 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	257
	Intel Core i9-11900KB 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	256
	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	252

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 i7-13700HX 16C 24T @ 4.20 GHz	3531
	Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) 16C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	3375
	Intel Core i9-12900HX 16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz	2894
	Intel Core i9-12900HK 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	2639
	Intel Core i9-12900H 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	2639
	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	2276
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800H 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	2164

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
629 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
611 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,833 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,779 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,506 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,474 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
663 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
611 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,128 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
529 entries

Blender 3.1 Benchmark
212 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,444 entries

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,108 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,104 entries

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