Intel Core i9 12900HK vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

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We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900HK with 14 cores 2.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900H with 8 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900HK's Advantages

Released 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5-5200 vs LPDDR4-4266)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 68.27GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 16MB)

Lower TDP (35W vs 45W)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +33%

1957

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

1467

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +44%

18523

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

12791

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +16%

2361

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

2034

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +65%

12172

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

7376

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +17%

1793

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

1528

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +51%

13317

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

8790

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +11%

3676

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

3308

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +34%

27949

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

20753

Intel Core i9 12900HK

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Apr 2021

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Laptop

Type

Laptop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Cezanne

i9-12900HK

Processor Number

-

BGA-1744

Socket

FP6

Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)

Integrated Graphics

Radeon RX Vega 8

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

BGA-1744

Socket

FP6

35-45 W

Power Consumption

45 W

115W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

105 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

1.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

14

Total Core Count

8

20

Total Thread Count

16

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

25x

Multiplier

33x

80K per core

L1 Cache

64K per core

1280K per core

L2 Cache

512K per core

24MB shared

L3 Cache

16MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266

64GB

Max Memory Size

64GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

68.27 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

True

Integrated Graphics

True

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1450 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1750 MHz

768

Shader Units

512

48

Texture Units

32

24

Raster Operation Units

8

96

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

15 W

1.69 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900HK

Official Website

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4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

28

PCIe Lanes

16

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