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Intel Core i9-12900HK

Intel · Intel Core i9-12900HK

Intel Core i9-12900HK processor reference with normalized architecture, compute, clocks, cache, memory, PCIe, power, and platform specifications.

Cores / threads: 14 / 20
Max boost: 5.0 GHz
Socket: BGA1744
Default TDP: 45 W

Benchmark

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Cinebench R23 Multi

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17,500points

#311 of 654

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Technical data

Specifications

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Overview

Manufacturer	Intel
Launch date	2022-01-04
Market segment	laptop

Architecture

Architecture	Alder Lake
CPU process	Intel 7

Compute

Cores	14
Threads	20

Clocks

Base clock	2.50 GHz
Maximum boost clock	5.0 GHz

Cache

L3 cache	24 MB

Memory

Memory support	Up to DDR5 4800 MT, s Up to DDR4 3200 MT, s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT, s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT, s
Memory channels	2

PCIe / I/O

PCI Express	PCIe Gen 4

Integrated Graphics

Integrated graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)

Power

Default TDP	45 W

Platform

Socket	BGA1744

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