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Intel Core i9-12900HK Could Be The Fastest Mobile CPU Ever

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The Intel Core i9-12900HK is the flagship processor for the upcoming 12th Generation Core Alder Lake-P mobile lineup with 14 cores and 20 threads. The processor was recently spotted on Geekbench 5 where it achieved a score of 1851 in the single-core test and 13,256 in the multi-core test which would make it the fastest mobile processor to date. While we have seen desktop processors included in workstation laptops before this processor could be the fastest chip designed specifically for mobile applications with it beating the recently released Apple M1 MAX and previous champion Core i9-11980HK. This potential title may not last long however with Intel expected to follow up with Alder Lake-S mobile processors that could feature up to 16 cores and 24 threads later in 2022. Intel is expected to launch the mobile Alder Lake-P lineup at CES 2022 alongside their Arc Alchemist desktop graphics cards.
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35 Comments on Intel Core i9-12900HK Could Be The Fastest Mobile CPU Ever

#26
Vader
InVasManiLooks like a 6+8 configuration. The follow up I suspect is a 8+8 or a 6+10? Probably the former, but idk if it's for mobile maybe it's the latter where battery life actually matters a bit more not to mention thermals are more tricky for mobile small space and you gotta keep it cool or throttling.
If the follow up is a 16 core / 24 thread configuration, it must be 8 + 8:
(8*2) + 8 = 24.

A 6 + 10 would give a total 22 threads, so that doesn't work.

In case anyone else gets confused (i did) when they mention cores / threads, but don't mention how many of these cores are big/small, just do this little formula in your head:
Total number of threads - Total number of cores = Number of Big cores.

ie: 24 - 16 = 8
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#27
Mussels
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yotano211250w power supply is for nubs, the cool kids use 280+w


Just use liquid metal TIM, only use a copper heat sink. Dont apply to anything else, or bye bye warranty.

I remember when laptops would run cooler, under 85c. Todays laptops that run under 85c are like street walkers without STDs.
Thats why i'm still on my Dual core 4th gen i7, with ye olde liquid metal TIM
under 40C at full load, after many years.


Look at all the users in our throttlestop subforum asking for help, with laptops running 90C and thermal throttling literally out of the box
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#28
yotano211
MusselsThats why i'm still on my Dual core 4th gen i7, with ye olde liquid metal TIM
under 40C at full load, after many years.


Look at all the users in our throttlestop subforum asking for help, with laptops running 90C and thermal throttling literally out of the box
how old is the liquid metal TIM and what brand do you used?
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#29
RandallFlagg
VaderTotal number of threads - Total number of cores = Number of Big cores.

ie: 24 - 16 = 8
Nice!
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#31
InVasMani
VaderIf the follow up is a 16 core / 24 thread configuration, it must be 8 + 8:
(8*2) + 8 = 24.

A 6 + 10 would give a total 22 threads, so that doesn't work.

In case anyone else gets confused (i did) when they mention cores / threads, but don't mention how many of these cores are big/small, just do this little formula in your head:
Total number of threads - Total number of cores = Number of Big cores.

ie: 24 - 16 = 8
Missed the part about the 24 threads though it could be a 6+12 and for mobile that would probably be a better consideration on battery life 22 threads in total is entirely possible, but since they mentioned 24 threads I stand corrected. It's a toss up between a 6+12 or a 8+8 design basically on what Intel wants and if it's for mobile a 6+12 actually seems more sensible in regard to battery drain, but I can see them doing both in time it's just a matter of which they launch first.
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#32
TheEndIsNear
Enthusiasts should be excited. I am. New stuff. Not the same old re-hash. Intel this year AMD next year. Doesn't happen very often anymore.
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#33
Mussels
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TheEndIsNearEnthusiasts should be excited. I am. New stuff. Not the same old re-hash. Intel this year AMD next year. Doesn't happen very often anymore.
I'm excited for hybrid core technologies, i've mentioned the idea few times as a likely future and got laughed at by 'experts' but it's entirely possible for Intel to slap in ARM CPU's with focused hardware acceleration for the most common tasks (Like apples M1) to run the OS and basic tasks with a very low power budget, and then slap the gaming cores on top for general purpose use on top - and 11 shows that future is possible, with hybrid core designs and specialised schedulers
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#34
HenrySomeone
TheEndIsNearEnthusiasts should be excited. I am. New stuff. Not the same old re-hash. Intel this year AMD next year. Doesn't happen very often anymore.
True that, except that AMD is only supposedly next year - with how things have been developing lately, I won't be surprised if Zen4 gets pushed to 2023 (possibly not even the first quarter).
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#35
InVasMani
Not to mention expensive as all hell with how things have been developing lately.
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