Ryzen 7 PRO 250 vs i9-12900H

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	403	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Alder Lake-P	AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c)
Power efficiency	36.46	no data
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-H (2022)	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025)
Release date	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)	6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 7 PRO 250 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 cores	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Performance-cores	6	no data
Efficient-cores	8	no data
Threads	20	16
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	4 nm
Die size	217 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 7 PRO 250 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	FCBGA1744	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 7 PRO 250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	USB 4, Ryzen AI (16 TOPS), AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 7 PRO 250 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 i9-12900H and Ryzen 7 PRO 250 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 7 PRO 250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible	AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.45 GHz	no data
Execution Units	96	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 7 PRO 250 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 7 PRO 250 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 7 PRO 250 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 7 PRO 250.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 January 2022	6 January 2025
Physical cores	14	8
Threads	20	16
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	28 Watt

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