Core i7-12800HE: specs and benchmarks

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Core i7-12800HE
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 45 Watt
18.76

Core i7-12800HE provides good benchmark performance at 18.76% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

Intel started Core i7-12800HE sales on January 2022. This is an Alder Lake-H architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 14 cores and 20 threads, and is based on 10 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4600 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is Intel BGA 1744 processor with a TDP of 45 Watt. It supports DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel memory.

Primary details

Core i7-12800HE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking320
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentLaptop
Power efficiency39.45of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U)
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-H (2022)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads20
Base clock speed2.4 GHzof 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X)
Boost clock speed4.6 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache80K (per core)of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography10 nmof 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K)
Die size217 mm2
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-12800HE compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H)
SocketIntel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i7-12800HE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+
AVX+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
TSX+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-12800HE's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i7-12800HE.

Integrated graphics cardIris Xe 96EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version4.0of 5.0 (EPYC 9655P)
PCI Express lanes20of 128 (EPYC 9655P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i7-12800HE. Overall benchmark performance 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.

i7-12800HE 18.76

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.

i7-12800HE 29805

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core i7-12800HE's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook CPUs.


Core i7-12800HE 100

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i7-12800HE is Ryzen 9 8945HS, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i7-12800HE:

Ryzen 9 8945H 102.83
Core i7-12800HE 100

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Recommended GPUs

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