Intel Core i9 12900HK vs Intel Core 5 120F
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Jun 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
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Processor Number
i9-12900HK
120F
Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
BGA-1744
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
35-45 W
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
115 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
4.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
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Efficiency Core Threads
8
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
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Total Core Count
14
6
Total Thread Count
20
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
25x
25
L1 Cache
80 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
18 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
64 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
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Shader Units
768
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Texture Units
48
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Raster Operation Units
24
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Execution Units
96
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
28
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,934
1,707
Cinebench R23
18,257
12,236
Geekbench 6
2,361
2,305
Geekbench 5
1,793
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Geekbench 6
12,172
9,773
Geekbench 5
13,317
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Blender
253
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Passmark CPU
3,676
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Passmark CPU
27,949
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.