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Intel Core i9-12900HK
Benchmarks & Specs

Name: Intel Core i9-12900HK
Brand: Intel
Rating: 4 (20 reviews)

Last updated: 2026-05-02

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Intel Core i9-12900HK proves to be an extremely capable and versatile mobile processor. It is based on the advanced Alder Lake H architecture. This groundbreaking design utilizes a sophisticated hybrid design with performance and efficiency cores. This allows the processor to achieve considerable computing power for a wide range of applications.

It handles demanding programs and intensive multitasking with ease. We were surprised at how seamlessly this core combination works. This chip was manufactured using an efficient 10 nm process. This contributes significantly to its balanced performance. Another strength is the integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96.

This graphics unit offers solid graphics performance. It is sufficient for everyday tasks and occasional gaming. With 12 MB of L2 cache and 24 MB of L3 cache, generous caches are available. These significantly support fast data processing. The maximum memory bandwidth reaches 83 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-12900HK continues to offer reliable and robust overall performance.

It remains a very good choice for powerful laptops.

Alder Lake H Architecture
High Computing Power
Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96
Generous Cache Sizes

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 76 / 584
In segment Notebook

Multi-core performance

Rank 71 / 578
In segment Notebook

Cinebench 2026 Single-Thread
Single-core performance

6C / 12T · 5.00 GHz

401 pts

6C / 12T · 4.90 GHz

394 pts

14C / 20T · 5.00 GHz

390 pts

8C / 8T · 4.50 GHz

388 pts

6C / 12T · 4.90 GHz

375 pts

Cinebench 2026 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz

3,135 pts

8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz

3,129 pts

14C / 20T · 5.00 GHz

3,020 pts

14C / 20T · 4.70 GHz

2,945 pts

10C / 10T · 3.40 GHz

2,924 pts

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz

1,964 pts

16C / 32T · 5.40 GHz

1,955 pts

14C / 20T · 5.00 GHz

1,938 pts

8C / 8T · 5.00 GHz

1,936 pts

8C / 8T · 5.00 GHz

1,936 pts

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

14C / 20T · 5.00 GHz

18,760 pts

14C / 20T · 4.10 GHz

18,560 pts

14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz

18,197 pts

8C / 16T · 3.60 GHz

18,065 pts

8C / 16T · 2.00 GHz

17,840 pts

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

10C / 16T · 4.80 GHz

2,438

14C / 20T · 4.80 GHz

2,431

14C / 20T · 5.00 GHz

2,426

16C / 24T · 5.00 GHz

2,425

8C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

2,417

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

8C / 8T · 3.40 GHz

11,950

8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz

11,916

14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz

11,894

10C / 16T · 4.00 GHz

11,891

8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz

11,863

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

14C / 20T · 5.00 GHz

734 cb

8C / 16T · 5.30 GHz

732 cb

14C / 20T · 5.00 GHz

710 cb

14C / 20T · 4.80 GHz

707 cb

14C / 20T · 4.70 GHz

694 cb

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz

1,758

12C / 16T · 5.00 GHz

1,756

14C / 20T · 5.00 GHz

1,754

14C / 20T · 4.60 GHz

1,753

16C / 22T · 4.80 GHz

1,746

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz

7,170 cb

14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz

7,170 cb

14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz

6,892 cb

14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz

6,371 cb

16C / 16T · 3.60 GHz

6,311 cb

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz

12,693

10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz

12,693

14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz

12,662

10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz

12,574

10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz

12,574

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)

2,230

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)

2,230

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)

2,223

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake)

2,147

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake)

2,147

Blender 3.1 Benchmark
Multi-core performance

20C / 20T · 3.20 GHz

379

20C / 20T · 3.20 GHz

379

14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz

260

14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz

251

14C / 20T · 3.00 GHz

206

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Multi-core performance

16C / 32T · 2.50 GHz

94.0 s

8C / 16T · 4.20 GHz

174.0 s

14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz

182.0 s

8C / 16T · 3.80 GHz

191.0 s

8C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

200.0 s

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

14C / 20T · 4.80 GHz

264 cb

10C / 12T · 5.40 GHz

262 cb

14C / 20T · 5.00 GHz

257 cb

8C / 16T · 5.30 GHz

256 cb

8C / 16T · 4.60 GHz

252 cb

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

16C / 16T · 3.60 GHz

3,375 cb

16C / 24T · 2.30 GHz

2,894 cb

14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz

2,639 cb

8C / 16T · 4.25 GHz

2,358 cb

8C / 16T · 3.80 GHz

2,276 cb

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries

Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries

Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	Intel Core i9 (81)
CPU group	Intel Core i 12000H (23)
Architecture	Alder Lake H
Technology	10 nm
Segment	Notebook
Socket	BGA 1744
Generation	12
Predecessor
Successor	Intel Core i9-13900HK Q1/2023

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	14 / 20
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	6x Golden Cove 2.50 - 5.00 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	8x Gracemont 1.80 - 3.80 GHz
L2-Cache	11.50 MB
L3-Cache	24.00 MB
Overclocking	No

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency	0.40 - 1.45 GHz
CUs / Shader	96 / 768
Raytracing	✗
Max. displays	4
Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
Technology	10 nm
Release date	Q1/2022

NPU AI performance

Property	Value
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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
Property	Value
Max. Memory	64 GB
Memory channels	2
ECC	✗
PCIe	4.0 x 28
PCIe Bandwidth	55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP	45 W
TDP (PL2)	115 W
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.	100 °C

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release date	Q1/2022
Release price	635 $
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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