Intel Core i9-12900H vs Intel Core i3-9100E

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-12900H and Intel Core i3-9100E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i9-12900H

Intel Core i3-9100E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900H

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
Around 35% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3802 vs 2334
4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28161 vs 6868

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3802 vs 2334
PassMark - CPU mark	28161 vs 6868

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-12900H
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-9100E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3802

2334

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28161

6868

Name	Intel Core i9-12900H	Intel Core i3-9100E
PassMark - Single thread mark	3802	2334
PassMark - CPU mark	28161	6868
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7534
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1906
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1906
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4210
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6496
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6496

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-12900H	Intel Core i3-9100E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	Q2'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$617
Place in performance rating	420	433
Processor Number	i9-12900H	i3-9100E
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors	9th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1120 KB
L2 cache	17.5 MB
L3 cache	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	14	4
Number of threads	20	4
Base frequency		3.10 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR-2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46A6	0x3E98
Execution Units	96
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz	1.05 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
4K resolution support
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50 x 25	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	28	16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)