intel core i9 12900hx vs amd ryzen 9 6900hs
We compared two CPUs Intel Core i9 12900HX (Laptop) 16-cores against AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (Laptop) 8-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 12900HX
- Newer released 0 years later
- Has 8 more physical cores
- Has 14 MB larger L3 cache size
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than the Intel Core i9 12900HX – 35 vs 55 Watt
- More modern manufacturing process – 6 versus 7
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Specifications
General
Intel Core i9 12900HX | AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS | |
Vendor | Intel | AMD |
Released | May 10 2022 | January 4 2022 |
Type | Laptop | Laptop |
instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
Codename | Alder Lake-HX | Rembrandt H |
Socket | FCBGA1964 | FP7 |
Integrated GPU | Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors | AMD Radeon 680M |
Performance
Intel Core i9 12900HX | AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS | |
Cores | 16 | 8 |
Threads | 24 | 16 |
Base Frequency | 2.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
Turbo Boost Frequency | 5 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
L2 Cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
L3 Cache | 30 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Power
Intel Core i9 12900HX | AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS | |
Fabrication process | Intel 7 nm | 6 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 55 W | 35 W |
Max. temperature | 100°C | 95°C |
Memory support
Intel Core i9 12900HX | AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS | |
Memory types | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | DDR5-4800 |
Memory Size | 128 GB | GB |
Max. Memory Channels | 2 | |
Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | - |
ECC Support | No | No |
iGPU
Intel Core i9 12900HX | AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS | |
Integrated Graphics | Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors | AMD Radeon 680M |
GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 2000 MHz |
GPU Boost Clock | 1.55 MHz | MHz |
Shading Units | 256 | 768 |
TMUs | 16 | 48 |
ROPs | 8 | 32 |
Execution Units | 32 | |
TGP | 45 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Misc
Intel Core i9 12900HX | AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS | |
Official site | Intel Core i9 12900HX official page | AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS official page |
PCI Express Version | 4 | |
PCI Express Lanes | 20 |