Intel Core i7-12800HE vs Intel Core i5-12600H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-12800HE and Intel Core i5-12600H 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.

Intel Core i7-12800HE

Intel Core i5-12600H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-12800HE

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29805 vs 22141

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 12
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	29805 vs 22141

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600H

Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3536 vs 3313

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3536 vs 3313

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-12800HE
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12600H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3313

3536

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

29805

22141

Name	Intel Core i7-12800HE	Intel Core i5-12600H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3313	3536
PassMark - CPU mark	29805	22141

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-12800HE	Intel Core i5-12600H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	Jan 2022	Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$506	$311
Place in performance rating	329	335
Processor Number	i7-12800HE	i5-12600H
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
L3 cache	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Number of cores	14	12
Number of threads	20	16
Front-side bus (FSB)		18 MB
L1 cache		960 KB
L2 cache		15 MB
Maximum frequency		4.50 GHz
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	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46A6	0x46A6
Execution Units	96	80
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.35 GHz	1.40 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50 mm x 25 mm	50 x 25
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	28	28
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 SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)