Intel Core i7 14700KF vs Intel Core i9 12900HX

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 14700KF, vs Intel Core i9 12900HX. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i7 14700KF and Intel Core i9 12900HX
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700KF
2160
Intel Core i9 12900HX
1912
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700KF
35265
Intel Core i9 12900HX
23150
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700KF
124
Intel Core i9 12900HX
n/a
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700KF
1770
Intel Core i9 12900HX
n/a
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700KF
4497
Intel Core i9 12900HX
3773
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700KF
53203
Intel Core i9 12900HX
33405
Integer Math184.6 GOps/s114.1 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math135.6 GOps/s85 GOps/s
Prime Number Search220 M primes/s133 M primes/s
Random String Sort75.5 M strings/s44.2 M strings/s
Data Encryption40.6 GB/s23.1 GB/s
Data Compression705.2 MB/s403.7 MB/s
Physics3103 frames/s2023 frames/s
Extended Instructions411 M matrices/s245 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700KF
3040
Intel Core i9 12900HX
2517
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700KF
21289
Intel Core i9 12900HX
14457
File Compression1610 MB/s1110 MB/s
Clang Compilation191.2 KLines/s121.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser537.1 pages/s336.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering591.4 MP/sec382.4 MP/sec
Text Processing301.2 pages/s254 pages/s
Background Blur80.3 frames/s58.1 frames/s
Photo Processing180.7 frames/s116.9 frames/s
Ray Tracing45.2 MP/sec29.6 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 14700KF
443.09
Intel Core i9 12900HX
305.67

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 170.3 PPW 262.9 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 425.6 PPW 607.4 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 14.2 PPW n/a
Blender / W 3.54 PPW 5.56 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced October, 16, 2023 May, 10, 2022
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Alder Lake
Model number i7-14700KF i9-12900HX
Integrated GPU No UHD Graphics (32EU)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 16 16
Frequency 3.4 GHz 2.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.6 GHz 5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores128
Threads128
Frequency2.5 GHz1.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.3 GHz3.6 GHz
General
Cores count2016
Threads count2824
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier34x23x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1280 KB/core
L3 Cache33 MB total30 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 45-55 W
Max TDP (Boost) 253 W 157 W
Socket LGA-1700 BGA-1964
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
- DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max Size 192 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth 89.6 GB 76.8 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i7 14700KF the clear winner in this comparison.

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