Core™ i9-12900E
G-Score 73 Overall Score
16 cores / 24 threads, up to 5.00 GHz
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Core™ i9-12900HX
G-Score 74 Overall Score
16 cores / 24 threads, up to 5.00 GHz
VERDICT
Recommended Core™ i9-12900HX
Both are viable. Core™ i9-12900HX is slightly ahead overall; whether that matters depends on your apps. Match your cooling and board budget to up to 5.0 GHz, 30 MB L3 cache, 16 / 24. If Efficiency Index is your main lane, Core™ i9-12900HX’s ~27% index lead is the actionable signal. Stack Efficiency Index, ~+27% together—that is the everyday case for Core™ i9-12900HX. The final word is your most-used software, not this page.
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Head-to-Head Specs
16 / 24
Cores
16 / 24
5.0 GHz
Clock
5.0 GHz
30 MB
Cache
30 MB
Six Index Comparison
Gaming Index
Game performanceBetter in this index —
88
88
Core™ i9-12900E Core™ i9-12900HX
The higher Gaming Index usually means smoother frame pacing and better minimums in CPU-sensitive games.
Content Creation Index
Editing, rendering & streamingBetter in this index Intel® Core™ i9-12900E Processor
79
76
Core™ i9-12900E Core™ i9-12900HX
If Premiere, Blender, or OBS is daily work, Content Creation Index is more actionable than raw cores.
Compute Index
Compilation & multithreaded workloadsBetter in this index Intel® Core™ i9-12900E Processor
74
72
Core™ i9-12900E Core™ i9-12900HX
When you need sustained throughput, Compute Index is more informative than peak clock alone.
AI Capability
On-device AI workloadsBetter in this index —
73
73
Core™ i9-12900E Core™ i9-12900HX
The higher AI Capability tends to have more headroom for local LLMs and Stable Diffusion-style workloads.
Efficiency Index
Performance per wattBetter in this index Intel® Core™ i9-12900HX Processor
68
86
Core™ i9-12900E Core™ i9-12900HX
Efficiency is not just TDP—Efficiency Index captures the performance-per-watt balance.
Value Index
Capability vs platform costBetter in this index —
27
27
Core™ i9-12900E Core™ i9-12900HX
The higher Value Index often delivers a better return on platform spend.
Key Differences
Spec Core™ i9-12900E Core™ i9-12900HX
硬件类型 CPU CPU
核心 / 线程 16 / 24 16 / 24
最高 Boost 5.0 GHz 5.0 GHz
L3 缓存 30 MB 30 MB
平台 FCLGA1700 FCBGA1964
内存支持 Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Buying Choice
Why choose Core™ i9-12900E?
- Specs better suited to editing, rendering, and streaming
- Core count suits compilation, VMs, and heavy compute
Why choose Core™ i9-12900HX?
- Efficiency-focused specs for quiet, cool builds
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