Intel Core i9 12900HK vs Intel Core 3 100U

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We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900HK with 14 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Core 3 100U with 6 cores 1.2GHz . 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

Better graphics card performance

Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 1.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 10MB)

Intel Core 3 100U 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5-6400 vs LPDDR5-5200)

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Lower TDP (12W vs 35W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +8%

1917

Intel Core 3 100U

1764

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +179%

18259

Intel Core 3 100U

6544

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +5%

2361

Intel Core 3 100U

2228

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900HK +96%

12172

Intel Core 3 100U

6209

Intel Core i9 12900HK

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Intel Core 3 100U

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Jan 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake Refresh

i9-12900HK

Processor Number

100U

BGA-1744

Socket

BGA-1744

Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)

Integrated Graphics

Iris Xe Graphics (64EU)

-

Generation

Core 3 (Raptor Lake-U)

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

BGA-1744

Socket

BGA-1744

35-45 W

Power Consumption

12-15 W

115 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

55 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Package

FC-BGA16F

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

2

12

Performance Core Threads

4

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.2 GHz

5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

4

8

Efficiency Core Threads

4

1.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

0.9 GHz

3.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.3 GHz

14

Total Core Count

6

20

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25x

Multiplier

12x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

24 MB shared

L3 Cache

10 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

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

Memory Types

DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5x-6400, LPDDR4x-4267

64 GB

Max Memory Size

96 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1450 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1250 MHz

768

Shader Units

512

48

Texture Units

32

24

Raster Operation Units

16

96

Execution Units

64

15 W

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

1.69 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

1.21 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900HK

Official Website

Intel Core 3 100U

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

28

PCIe Lanes

20

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