i9-12900HX vs Ryzen 7 4800U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 4800U
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
10.71
Core i9-12900HX
2022
16 cores / 24 threads, 55 Watt
21.79
+103%

Core i9-12900HX outperforms Ryzen 7 4800U by a whopping 103% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i9-12900HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking737250
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency66.3236.80
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Alder Lake-HX (2022)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)10 May 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i9-12900HX 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz5 GHz
Multiplier18no data
L1 cache512 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size156 mm2215 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i9-12900HX 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 configuration11
SocketFP6FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i9-12900HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i9-12900HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i9-12900HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i9-12900HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.55 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i9-12900HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i9-12900HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i9-12900HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i9-12900HX.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
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.

Ryzen 7 4800U 10.71
i9-12900HX 21.79
+103%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 7 4800U 16689
i9-12900HX 33970
+104%

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.

Ryzen 7 4800U 5690
i9-12900HX 9509
+67.1%

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.

Ryzen 7 4800U 33649
i9-12900HX 64621
+92%

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.

Ryzen 7 4800U 10227
i9-12900HX 17668
+72.8%

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.

Ryzen 7 4800U 3.63
+116%
i9-12900HX 7.83

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.

Ryzen 7 4800U 18
i9-12900HX 42
+133%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 7 4800U 1411
i9-12900HX 3566
+153%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 4800U 183
i9-12900HX 278
+51.9%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 4800U 2.15
i9-12900HX 3.35
+55.8%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 7 4800U 10.2
i9-12900HX 17.4
+70.6%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 7 4800U 89
i9-12900HX 186
+110%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 7 4800U 196
i9-12900HX 314
+60%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 7 4800U 3881
i9-12900HX 9993
+157%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 4800U 6137
i9-12900HX 16312
+166%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 4800U 340
+129%
i9-12900HX 149

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 4800U 1157
i9-12900HX 1907
+64.9%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 4800U 4436
i9-12900HX 6336
+42.8%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 4800U 40117
i9-12900HX 86541
+116%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 4800U 208
i9-12900HX 318
+52.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.71 21.79
Recency 6 January 2020 10 May 2022
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 24
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 7 4800U has 266.7% lower power consumption.

i9-12900HX, on the other hand, has a 103.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Core i9-12900HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 4800U in performance tests.


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