Logically, we put low consumption in quotes because, as we know well in laptops, any degree makes the difference between hot and impossible to touch. But if all is true, what Intel has in store for us is unheard of and a first in the sector that pulls the most on the market.
i9-12900HX on Geekbench: the first 16-core processor dedicated to laptops
[GB5 CPU] Unknown processor
Processor: Intel Core i9-12900HX (16C 24T)
Min/Max/Avg: 4822/4987/4953 MHz
Codename: Alder Lake
CPU ID: 90672 (Genuine Intel)
Scores vs. AMD 5800X
Single: 1921, +11.2%
Multi: 15,974, +48.7%https://t.co/7DglIO6QT3—Benchleaks (@BenchLeaks) March 10, 2022
Here we have to make a small explanatory paragraph. And it is that this i9-12900HX is not the first 16-core processor included in a laptop as such, since AMD and very powerful companies that make custom laptops have come to include nothing less than a Ryzen 9 5950X in their gear.
The novelty is not there, but in the fact that this i9-12900HX is the first truly low-power 16-core laptop. But then Javi, why cite low consumption? Well, because it is stipulated that he will have nothing less than 55 watts available.
To quickly situate ourselves, until now the i9-12900HK (not to be confused with this HX) had a PBP (new TDP) of 45 watt. This means 10 watts more, or what amounts to the same, 22% more energy available. So will it have higher frequencies? No, the improvement is not there but in the number of cores. The HK version does not have 16 cores, it has 14 and also at a Boost frequency of 5 GHz, so thanks to this increase in power Intel will be able to include a complete matrix with 16 cores and 24 threads, where it is rumored that c It’s the same as using the desktop i9-12900K limited to the best ASICs and power.
A CPU to hit harder AMD
Keep in mind this will be the first low-power 16-core CPU to hit the market, but it won’t be the fastest as there is still the upcoming i9-12980HX, which will turn heads in disbelief. ‘AMD.
Therefore, this new i9-12900HX leaked on Geekbench is the performance preview of what is to come, what is it capable of? Well, leaked data on Geekbench shows that a never-before-seen score could be an ES. With 1,921 stitches in Single Core and 15,974 points in MultiCore it is not for the moment faster than its inferior brother i9-12900H in the first and for very little (they share the same frequency in Boost of 5GHz
fate 1,400 stitches more than half thanks to its 4 more wires and without lowering the frequency it is a direct gain. If you are wondering what difference there will be with the HK version, then the truth is that in Single Core there is hardly any appreciable GAP (1,899 dots), but in Multi it is noticeable, since the i9-12900HK remains in 13,375 points about.
Given that, where is AMD in laptops? Well, far enough with the Ryzen 9 6900HX, which is a 18% behind a core and more than one 50% behind in all nuclei. Therefore, and although it is not so relevant for TOP gaming laptops where the GPU makes the difference, in the rest Intel stands out from the same AMD graphics card in all sections of its processors, where those by Lisa Su currently compete more with the blue giant’s 11th generation of processors than with the new Core 12 for laptops.
