Intel Core i9-12900K vs Intel Core i9-12900HX

Core i9-12900K vs Core i9-12900HX benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i9-12900K is faster than the Core i9-12900HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-12900HX in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i9-12900K has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i9-12900HX. Also, the Core i9-12900K has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i9-12900HX outputs less heat than Core i9-12900K thanks to a significantly lower TDP. 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 i9-12900K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.