Intel Core i9-12900HX vs Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX

Compare Intel 12th Generation Core i9 16 core CPU vs Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) 24 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

11511 points
15155 points
31% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

12078 points
14741 points
22% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

11322 points
15354 points
35% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

11290 points
15488 points
37% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

3DMark Physics score

3DMark Physics score

Physics simulation benchmark

9511 points
16352 points
71% significantly higher 3DMark Physics score
Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

279.75 points
466.44 points
66% significantly higher Blender score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

16
24
49% significantly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

24
Identical
24

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.3 GHz
2.7 GHz
17% slightly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

5 GHz
5.4 GHz
8% slightly higher turbo speed

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

20
24
20% slightly more pcie lanes

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

128 GiB
256 GiB
100% significantly more supported memory

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

4 MiB
40 MiB
900% significantly more L2 cache

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

30 MiB
36 MiB
20% slightly more L3 cache

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

58th of 1,089
22nd of 1,089

Family

The product line

12th Generation Core i9
Core Ultra (Series 2)

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2022 May
2025 February

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-4800
DDR5-6400

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
-

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
No

Core i9-12900HX vs Core Ultra 9 275HX benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 9 275HX performs better than the Core i9-12900HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-12900HX in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core Ultra 9 275HX has significantly more cores than the Core i9-12900HX. Indeed, the Core Ultra 9 275HX has 24 cores compared to 16 cores found in the Core i9-12900HX. But they both have the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core Ultra 9 275HX has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-12900HX. Also, the Core Ultra 9 275HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core Ultra 9 275HX has more L2 cache than the Core i9-12900HX. The Core Ultra 9 275HX also has slightly more L3 cache.

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 i9-12900HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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