i9-12900H vs Celeron M P4600

Aggregate performance score

Celeron M P4600
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.56
Core i9-12900H
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 45 Watt
17.58
+3039%

Core i9-12900H outperforms Celeron M P4600 by a whopping 3039% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron M P4600 and Core i9-12900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2824351
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeron MIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency1.5136.97
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date1 October 2010 (14 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron M P4600 and Core i9-12900H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads220
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz5 GHz
Bus rate2500 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size81+114 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron M P4600 and Core i9-12900H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketPGA988FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M P4600 and Core i9-12900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron M P4600 and Core i9-12900H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M P4600 and Core i9-12900H are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M P4600 and Core i9-12900H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron M P4600 and Core i9-12900H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron M P4600 and Core i9-12900H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron M P4600 and Core i9-12900H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron M P4600 and Core i9-12900H.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Celeron M P4600 0.56
i9-12900H 17.58
+3039%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Celeron M P4600 1886
i9-12900H 8235
+337%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Celeron M P4600 4213
i9-12900H 47767
+1034%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Celeron M P4600 1804
i9-12900H 13453
+646%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Celeron M P4600 34.29
i9-12900H 4.03
+751%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Celeron M P4600 1
i9-12900H 25
+1895%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 17.58
Recency 1 October 2010 4 January 2022
Physical cores 2 14
Threads 2 20
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Celeron M P4600 has 28.6% lower power consumption.

i9-12900H, on the other hand, has a 3039.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and 600% more physical cores and 900% more threads.

The Core i9-12900H is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M P4600 in performance tests.


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