Intel Core i9-12900H vs Intel Core Ultra 5 245K

Core i9-12900H vs Core Ultra 5 245K comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 5 245K performs better than the Core i9-12900H. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-12900H in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i9-12900H has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Core Ultra 5 245K has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-12900H. Also, the Core Ultra 5 245K has a slightly higher turbo speed.

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.