Intel Processor N97 vs Intel Core i9 12900HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Processor N97 with 4 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i9 12900HX with 16 cores 2.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Processor N97 's Advantages
Released 8 months late
Lower TDP (12W vs 55W)
Intel Core i9 12900HX 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 4800)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 6MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Processor N97
971
Intel Core i9 12900HX
+96%
1904
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Processor N97
2986
Intel Core i9 12900HX
+602%
20977
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Processor N97
1229
Intel Core i9 12900HX
+104%
2519
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Processor N97
2802
Intel Core i9 12900HX
+415%
14447
Blender
Intel Processor N97
33
Intel Core i9 12900HX
+748%
280
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Processor N97
2139
Intel Core i9 12900HX
+81%
3874
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Processor N97
5957
Intel Core i9 12900HX
+481%
34632
General Parameters
Jan 2023
Release Date
May 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
N97
Processor Number
i9-12900HX
BGA-1264
Socket
BGA-1964
UHD Graphics (24EU)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
12 W
Power Consumption
45-55 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
157 W
105°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
8
-
Performance Core Threads
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
4
Total Core Count
16
4
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
23x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
2 MB shared
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
1
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
256
Shader Units
256
16
Texture Units
16
8
Raster Operation Units
8
24
Execution Units
32
10 W
Power Consumption
45 W
0.3 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.74 TFLOPS
