Intel Core i5 9300HF vs Intel Core i9 12900HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9300HF with 4 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Core i9 12900HX with 16 cores 2.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 9300HF 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Lower TDP (45W vs 55W)
Intel Core i9 12900HX 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 1 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 41.8GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 9300HF
1141
Intel Core i9 12900HX
+66%
1904
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9300HF
5023
Intel Core i9 12900HX
+317%
20977
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 9300HF
1416
Intel Core i9 12900HX
+77%
2519
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9300HF
4849
Intel Core i9 12900HX
+197%
14447
Blender
Intel Core i5 9300HF
48
Intel Core i9 12900HX
+483%
280
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 9300HF
1040
Intel Core i9 12900HX
+82%
1896
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9300HF
3564
Intel Core i9 12900HX
+353%
16154
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 9300HF
2328
Intel Core i9 12900HX
+66%
3874
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9300HF
7503
Intel Core i9 12900HX
+361%
34632
General Parameters
Apr 2019
Release Date
May 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
i5-9300HF
Processor Number
i9-12900HX
BGA-1440
Socket
BGA-1964
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
45 W
Power Consumption
45-55 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
157 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
4
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
24
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
23x
128 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
41.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
45 W
-
Graphics Performance
0.74 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5.0
16
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Extended Instruction Set
-
