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Core i9-12900HK vs i7-12700H


Description
Both models i9-12900HK and i7-12700H are based on Alder Lake architecture.

Alder Lake is the 12th generation of Intel Core. It uses the 10nm proccess and was the first to introduce a hybrid architecture with Performance cores and Efficiency cores.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-12900HK gets a score of 622.8 k points while the i7-12700H gets 685.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-12700H is 1.1 times faster than the i9-12900HK. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906a3
906a3
Core
Alder Lake-H
Alder Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
2.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
BGA 1744
BGA 1744
Cores/Threads
14/20
14/20
TDP
45 W
115 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32/8x64+6x48/8x32 kB
6x32/8x64+6x48/8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x1280/2x2048 kB
6x1280+6x2048 kB
Cache L3
24576 kB
24576 kB
Date
January 2022
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
68.43k points
96.4k points
Mean multithread perf.
622.83k points
685.54k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i9-12900HK
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
30.51k
42.82k (x1.4)
Test#2 (FP)
18.67k
26.51k (x1.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.69k
13.74k (x1.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.55k
13.33k (x1.4)
TOTAL
68.43k
96.4k (x1.41)

Multithread

i9-12900HK

i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
273.58k
298.78k (x1.09)
Test#2 (FP)
228.21k
256.21k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
111.89k
113.3k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.15k
17.25k (x1.89)
TOTAL
622.83k
685.54k (x1.1)

Performance/W
i9-12900HK
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
6080 points/W
2598 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
5071 points/W
2228 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2486 points/W
985 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
203 points/W
150 points/W
TOTAL
13841 points/W
5961 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-12900HK
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
6103 points/GHz
9110 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3734 points/GHz
5641 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1938 points/GHz
2923 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1911 points/GHz
2836 points/GHz
TOTAL
13686 points/GHz
20511 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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