Intel Core 7 150U vs Intel Core i9-12900HX

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 7 150U and Intel Core i9-12900HX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core 7 150U

Intel Core i9-12900HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 7 150U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 5.4 GHz vs 5.00 GHz
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 55 Watt

Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 10 May 2022
Maximum frequency	5.4 GHz vs 5.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 55 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900HX

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 60% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3836 vs 3619
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34059 vs 15807

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	1280 KB vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB vs 1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB vs 12 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3836 vs 3619
PassMark - CPU mark	34059 vs 15807

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 7 150U
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-12900HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3619

3836

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15807

34059

Name	Intel Core 7 150U	Intel Core i9-12900HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3619	3836
PassMark - CPU mark	15807	34059
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		9477

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 7 150U	Intel Core i9-12900HX
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	10 May 2022
Place in performance rating	354	358
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$668
Processor Number		i9-12900HX
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1800 MHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	1280 KB
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	20 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.4 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	10	16
Number of threads	12	24
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1744	FCBGA1964
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	55 Watt
Package Size		45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 8 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		5.0 and 4.0
Graphics
Execution Units		32
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.55 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)