Compare Intel Core i9 12900H Vs Intel Core i3 7100U

Should you use Intel Core i9 12900H or Intel Core i3 7100U? Well, your search ends here. Find out which Laptop chipset would work best for you. Compare the two models on the basis of their Performance, memory, IGPU and benchmark scores. Intel Core i9 12900H is manufactured by Intel in India whereas Intel Core i3 7100U is manufactured by Intel in India. Base frequency and memory size are the primary matrices to judge the overall speed and performance of the chipset. Intel Core i9 12900H has a Base frequency of 3.8 GHz and 64 GB memory size whereas Intel Core i3 7100U has a base frequency of 2.4 GHz and 32 GB memory.

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Power
Fabrication process	10 nm	14 nm
TDP	45 W	15 W
Max. temperature	100°C	100°C

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Intel Core i9 12900H
Intel Core i3 7100U

General
Vendor	Intel	Intel
Released	January 4, 2022	August 30, 2016
Type	Laptop	Laptop
instruction set	x86-64	x86-64
Codename	Alder Lake-H	Kaby Lake
Model number	i9-12900H	i3-7100U
Socket	BGA-1744	BGA-1356
Integrated GPU	Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)	HD Graphics 620

Performance
Cores	14	2
Threads	20	4
Base Frequency	3.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency	5 GHz
Bus frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	38x	24x
L1 Cache	80K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 Cache	1280K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 Cache	24MB (shared)	3MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No	No

IGPU
Integrated Graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)	Intel HD Graphics 620
GPU Base Clock	300 MHz	300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	1450 MHz	1000 MHz
Shading Units	768	192
TMUs	48	24
ROPs	24	3
Execution Units	96	24
TGP	15 W	15 W

Memory
Memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Size	64 GB	32 GB
Max. Memory Channels	2	2

Misc
PCI Express Version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express Lanes	28	12
Official page	https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/132214/intel-core-i912900h-processor-24m-cache-up-to-5-00-ghz.html	https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/95442/intel-core-i3-7100u-processor-3m-cache-2-40-ghz.html

Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)	1770	565
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)	19242	1167
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)	1864	598
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)	14177	1383
iGPU FLOPS	1.69 TFLOPS	0.4 TFLOPS

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Detailed Comparison of Intel Core i9 12900H vs Intel Core i3 7100U

Intel Core i9 12900H has been announced on January 2022 whereas Intel Core i3 7100U has been announced on August 2016. Check out detailed comparison with key specs below:

Memory Comparison: Intel Core i9 12900H vs Intel Core i3 7100U

Coming to the Memory, Intel Core i9 12900H has a memory size of 64 GB while Intel Core i3 7100U comes up with 32 GB. Max. Memory Channels used in the first compared laptop chipset is 2 and Max. Memory Channels used in the other laptop chipset 2.

Performance Comparison: Intel Core i9 12900H vs Intel Core i3 7100U

Intel Core i9 12900H has 14 cores with 20 threads whereas Intel Core i3 7100U has 2 cores with 20 threads. Intel Core i9 12900H has base frequency of 3.8 GHz whereas Intel Core i3 7100Uhas base frequency of 2.4 GHz.

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Q. Which model has higher Geekbench 5 (multi-core) score - Intel Core i9 12900H or Intel Core i3 7100U?

Intel Core i9 12900H has higher Geekbench 5 score with total score of 14177 compare to Intel Core i3 7100U with a score of 1383.

Q. Which model has higher base frequency among Intel Core i9 12900H and Intel Core i3 7100U?

Intel Core i9 12900H has a higher base frequency of 3.8 GHz compared to Intel Core i3 7100U with 2.4 GHz base frequency.

Q. Which model has higher number of cores - Intel Core i9 12900H or Intel Core i3 7100U?

Intel Core i3 7100U has 2 cores which is higher than Intel Core i9 12900H that has 14 cores.

Q. What are some of the best laptops having - Intel Core i9 12900H in the market?

Best laptops having Intel Core i9 12900H are Lenovo Legion 7i 82TD009KIN Gaming Laptop (12th Gen Core i9/ 32GB/ 1TB SSD/ Win11/ 16GB Graph), HP ZBook Studio G9 16 Workstation WQUXGA Laptop (12th Gen Core i9/ 32GB/ 1TB SSD/ Win11/ 6GB Graph), HP ZBook Studio G9 WUXGA 16 Workstation Laptop (12th Gen Core i9/ 32GB/ 1TB SSD/ Win11/ 16GB Graph).

Q. What are some of the best laptops having - Intel Core i3 7100U in the market?

Best laptops having Intel Core i3 7100U are HP Pavilion x360 14-ba075TX Laptop (7th Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 1TB 8GB SSD/ Win10/ 2GB Graph/ Touch), HP 15-da0327tu (5AY25PA) Laptop (7th Gen Ci3/ 4GB/ 1TB/ Win10), HP 15-da0435tx (5CK37PA) Laptop (7th Gen Core i3/ 8GB/ 1TB/ Win10/ 2GB Graph).

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