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Upcoming Intel 12th Gen Core processors appear in benchmarks

It is expected that Intel will launch new 12th Gen Core “Alder Lake” processors at CES in January, including the line-up of processors for laptops. Ahead of launch, many of these upcoming processors have begun appearing in benchmarks, giving us an early look at what to expect performance-wise. 

Twitter leaker, @Benchleaks, has been doing plenty of sleuthing recently, finding Geekbench 5 entries for almost all of Intel's 12th Gen Core laptop processors. This may not represent the entire line-up, but it should represent a good chunk of it.

The following table lists all the Geekbench entries and specifications of the processors found:

Processor Core/Threads P-cores E-cores P-core base/boost GB5 1T score GB5 MT score
Alder Lake-P (H45)
Core i9-12900HK
14C/20T
6
8
2.9/5.0GHz
1851
13256
Core i7-12800H
14C/20T
6
8
2.8/TBA GHz
1654
9618
Core i7-12700H
14C/20T
6
8
2.7/4.6GHz
1758
12164
Core i7-12650H
10C/16T
6
4
2.7/TBA GHz
1738
10016
Core i5-12500H
12C/16T
4
8
3.1/TBA GHz
1602
8367
Core i5-12450H
8C/12T
4
4
2.5/TBA GHz
1605
8675
Alder Lake-P (U28)
Core i7-1280P
14C/20T
6
8
2.0/4.7GHz
1602
6369
Core i7-1260P
12C/16T
6
8
2.5/4.6GHz
1721
9697
Core i5-1240P
12C/16T
4
8
2.1/4.4GHz
1149
3060

If you're wondering how the i7-12800H performs worse than the i7-12650H, that could be explained by the date Geekbench registered the entry, the sample and the firmware used. Since the Core i7-12800H was tested in mid-November, it likely didn't have the most up to date firmware, leading to lower than expected scores.

Intel will be making new processor and graphics announcements at CES 2022 on the 4th of January.

KitGuru says: We're just two weeks away from CES, so we are bound to hear much more on these processors soon. 

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