Intel Core i9-12900H vs AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

Core i9-12900H vs Ryzen 9 6900HX comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i9-12900H performs better than the Ryzen 9 6900HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 9 6900HX in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i9-12900H has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 9 6900HX. Indeed, the Core i9-12900H has 14 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Ryzen 9 6900HX. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 9 6900HX. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 9 6900HX has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-12900H. Despite this, the Core i9-12900H has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i9-12900H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.