Intel Core i9-12900HK Benchmark, Test and specs

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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.
Intel Core i9-12900HK

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i9-12900HK. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i9-12900HK.

Name: Intel Core i9-12900HK
Family: Intel Core i9 (78)
CPU group: Intel Core i 12000H (23)
Architecture: Alder Lake H
Segment: Mobile
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)

Internal Graphics

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 & 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.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
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

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Benchmark results

Verified 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.
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
16C 32T @ 5.40 GHz
1955
Intel Core i7-12700K Intel Core i7-12700K
12C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1939
Intel Core i7-12700KF Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1939
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1938
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
1932
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen 7 7700
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
1932
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 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 Xeon E5-2699 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
22C 44T @ 2.80 GHz
18730
Intel Core i5-13500HX Intel Core i5-13500HX
14C 20T @ 4.10 GHz
18560
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz
18511
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
18197
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 4.00 GHz
18165
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
18065
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
18040

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 Intel Core i5-14450HX
10C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1758
Intel Xeon W-11955M Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1758
Intel Core i7-1360P Intel Core i7-1360P
12C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1756
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1754
Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1754
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
1753
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 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.
Intel Core i9-10920X Intel Core i9-10920X
12C 24T @ 4.40 GHz
12703
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12693
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12693
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
12662
Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
12662
Intel Xeon Gold 6130T Intel Xeon Gold 6130T
16C 32T @ 2.60 GHz
12633
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12574

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2446
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2446
Intel Core i5-14450HX Intel Core i5-14450HX
10C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
2438
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
2426
Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
2426
Intel Core i9-12900HX Intel Core i9-12900HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
2425
Intel Core i5-13490F Intel Core i5-13490F
10C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
2414

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 i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
11991
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 AMD Ryzen 5 7600
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
11967
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
11967
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
11894
Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
11894
Intel Core i5-13450HX Intel Core i5-13450HX
10C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
11891
Apple M3 (8-GPU) Apple M3 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
11863

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 i5-13500 Intel Core i5-13500
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
723
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 AMD Ryzen 5 7600
6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz
722
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz
722
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
710
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
708
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
707
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
707

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
7061
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
7003
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 4.00 GHz
6954
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
6892
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 2.90 GHz
6768
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
6731
Intel Core i5-12600KF Intel Core i5-12600KF
10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
6702

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 Core i9-13900H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz
2230
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz
2230
Intel Core i9-13905H Intel Core i9-13905H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz
2230
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.45 GHz
2223
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.45 GHz
2223
Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.45 GHz
2223
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) @ 2.10 GHz
2150

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.
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 4.00 GHz
281
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
272
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
271
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
260
Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
251
Intel Core i5-12600KF Intel Core i5-12600KF
10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
249
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
249

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 i7-13700H Intel Core i7-13700H
14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
28845
Intel Core i7-13705H Intel Core i7-13705H
14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
28845
Intel Xeon W-2191B Intel Xeon W-2191B
18C 36T @ 3.40 GHz
28788
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
28632
Intel Core i5-13500HX Intel Core i5-13500HX
14C 20T @ 4.10 GHz
28514
Intel Xeon W-2195 Intel Xeon W-2195
18C 36T @ 3.40 GHz
28467
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS
8C 16T @ 3.75 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.
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz
169.7
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
174
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
174
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
182
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
185.5
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
191
Intel Core i9-11900KB Intel Core i9-11900KB
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
200

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 i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
259
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
258
Intel Xeon w9-3495X Intel Xeon w9-3495X
56C 112T @ 4.80 GHz
258
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
257
Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
257
Intel Core i9-11900KB Intel Core i9-11900KB
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
256
Intel Core i5-13400F Intel Core i5-13400F
10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
253

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 i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
2668
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
2668
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
2658
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
2639
Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
2639
Intel Core i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
2616
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
2611

Benchmarks





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