Intel Core i9 12900HK vs Intel Core i9 7960X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Sep 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Skylake
Processor Number
i9-12900HK
i9-7960X
Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
BGA-1744
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
35-45 W
165 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
115 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
98 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
12
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
4.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
-
Total Core Count
14
16
Total Thread Count
20
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
25x
28x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
22 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
79.47 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
-
Shader Units
768
-
Texture Units
48
-
Raster Operation Units
24
-
Execution Units
96
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,934
1,099
Cinebench R23
18,257
22,189
Geekbench 6
2,361
1,313
Geekbench 5
1,793
-
Geekbench 6
12,172
9,066
Geekbench 5
13,317
-
Blender
253
-
Passmark CPU
3,676
2,489
Passmark CPU
27,949
26,917