Intel Core i9-12900H vs Intel Core i7-12650HX

Core i9-12900H vs Core i7-12650HX comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-12650HX beats the Core i9-12900H in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-12900H in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i9-12900H has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-12650HX. Also, the Core i9-12900H has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i9-12900H CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-12650HX CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i9-12900H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.