Intel Core i7-12800HE vs Intel Core i9-12900E

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-12800HE and Intel Core i9-12900E 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 i9-12900E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-12800HE

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29805 vs 25921

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	29805 vs 25921

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900E

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3455 vs 3313

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 14
Number of threads	24 vs 20
L3 cache	30 MB vs 24 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3455 vs 3313

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-12800HE
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-12900E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3313

3455

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

29805

25921

Name	Intel Core i7-12800HE	Intel Core i9-12900E
PassMark - Single thread mark	3313	3455
PassMark - CPU mark	29805	25921

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-12800HE	Intel Core i9-12900E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	Jan 2022	4 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$506	$544
Place in performance rating	272	267
Processor Number	i7-12800HE	i9-12900E
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
L3 cache	24 MB	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Number of cores	14	16
Number of threads	20	24
L1 cache		1280 KB
L2 cache		20 MB
Maximum frequency		5.00 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 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
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46A6	0x4680
Execution Units	96	32
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.35 GHz	1.55 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible	Intel UHD Graphics 770
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
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	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
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 mm x 25 mm	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	28	20
PCI Express revision		5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability		1S Only
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)