AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Intel Core i7-12800H

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Combined performance score

i7-12800H
16.28
+0.6%

Core i7-12800H outperforms Ryzen 9 6900HX by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-12800H and Ryzen 9 6900HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking358361
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-PAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-H (2022)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years old)January 2022 (2 years old)

Technical specs

Core i7-12800H and Ryzen 9 6900HX basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2016
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm6 nm
Die size217 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-12800H and Ryzen 9 6900HX compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA1744FP7
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-12800H and Ryzen 9 6900HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-12800H and Ryzen 9 6900HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-12800H and Ryzen 9 6900HX are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-12800H and Ryzen 9 6900HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligibleAMD Radeon 680M
Quick Sync Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1.4 GHzno data
Execution Units96no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-12800H and Ryzen 9 6900HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-12800H and Ryzen 9 6900HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-12800H and Ryzen 9 6900HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-12800H and Ryzen 9 6900HX.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2820

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-12800H 16.28
+0.6%
Ryzen 9 6900HX 16.19

Core i7-12800H outperforms Ryzen 9 6900HX by 1% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i7-12800H 24998
+0.5%
Ryzen 9 6900HX 24864

Core i7-12800H outperforms Ryzen 9 6900HX by 1% in Passmark.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-12800H 2222
Ryzen 9 6900HX 2231
+0.4%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-12800H 265
+6.4%
Ryzen 9 6900HX 249

Core i7-12800H outperforms Ryzen 9 6900HX by 6% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 16.28 16.19
Physical cores 14 8
Threads 20 16

We couldn't decide between Core i7-12800H and Ryzen 9 6900HX. The differences in performance seem too small.


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