Intel Core i9-11980HK vs Intel Core i9-12900HK
            Intel Core i9-11980HK
            
                $583
            
        
    
            Intel Core i9-12900HK
            
                $635
            
        
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                             8 Cores 
                            16 Threads 
                            2.6GHz Clock 
                         | 
                    
                        
                             14 Cores 
                            20 Threads 
                            2.5GHz Clock 
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| 
                             Socket 
                            BGA 1787 
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                             Socket 
                            BGA 1744 
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                             iGPU 
                            
                                UHD 32EU 1450MHz Gen 12
                            
                            740 GFLOPS FP32 
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                             iGPU 
                            
                                Iris Xe 96EU 1450MHz
                            
                            2.23 TFLOPS FP32 
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                                                GB6S 2,100
                                            
                                             
                                    52% 
                                            
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                                                GB6S 2,550
                                            
                                             
                                    63% 
                                            
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                                                GB6M 8,600
                                            
                                             
                                    32% 
                                            
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                                                GB6M 10,925
                                            
                                             
                                    41% 
                                            
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                                         CB23S 1,575 
                                            61% 
                                            
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                                         CB23S 1,895 
                                            73% 
                                            
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                                         CB23M 13,975 
                                            32% 
                                            
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                                         CB23M 17,815 
                                            41% 
                                            
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                                         Manufacturer 
                                        
                                            Intel
                                        
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                                         Manufacturer 
                                        
                                            Intel
                                        
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                                         Architecture 
                                        
                                            Tiger Lake
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    
                                         Architecture 
                                        
                                            Alder Lake
                                        
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                                         Family 
                                        
                                            Core 11th Gen
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    
                                         Family 
                                        
                                            Core 12th Gen
                                        
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| 
                                         Instruction Set (ISA) 
                                        x86-64 
                                     | 
                                
                                    
                                         Instruction Set (ISA) 
                                        x86-64 
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                                         Codename 
                                        Tiger Lake-H 
                                        - 
                                        Tiger Lake-8C 
                                        - 
                                        Willow Cove 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        - 
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                                         Codename 
                                        Alder Lake-H 
                                        - 
                                        Alder Lake-6P-8E 
                                        P-Core 
                                        Golden Cove 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        E-Core 
                                        Gracemont 
                                     | 
                                
                            
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                                         Market Segment 
                                        Laptop 
                                     | 
                                
                                    
                                         Market Segment 
                                        Laptop 
                                     | 
                                
                            
| 
                                         Release Date 
                                        5/11/2021 
                                     | 
                                
                                    
                                         Release Date 
                                        1/18/2022 
                                     | 
                                
                            
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                                         Foundry 
                                        Intel 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                
                                    
                                         Foundry 
                                        Intel 
                                        Intel (PCH Die) 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                
                            
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                                         Node 
                                        10nm SuperFin 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        - 
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                                         Node 
                                        Intel 7 
                                        14nm (PCH Die) 
                                        - 
                                        - 
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                                         Die Size 
                                        190 mm² 
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                                        - 
                                        - 
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                                         Die Size 
                                        208 mm² 
                                        54 mm² (PCH Die) 
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                                        - 
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                                         Transistor Count 
                                        12.4 Billion 
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                                        - 
                                        - 
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                                         Transistor Count 
                                        15.2 Billion 
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                                        - 
                                        - 
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                                         8 Cores 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        - 
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                                         14 Cores 
                                        6 P-Cores 
                                        - 
                                        8 E-Cores 
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                                         16 Threads 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        - 
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                                         20 Threads 
                                        12 P-Threads 
                                        - 
                                        8 E-Threads 
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                                         - 
                                        2.6GHz 
                                        5GHz Boost 
                                        - 
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                                         P-Core 
                                        2.5GHz 
                                        5GHz Boost 
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                                         - 
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                                        - 
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                                         - 
                                        - 
                                        - 
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                                         - 
                                        - 
                                        - 
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                                         E-Core 
                                        1.8GHz 
                                        3.8GHz Boost 
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                                         Overclocking 
                                        Unlocked 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        - 
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                                         Overclocking 
                                        Unlocked 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        - 
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                                         Type 
                                        DMI 
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                                         Type 
                                        OPI 
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                                         - 
                                        - 
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                                         - 
                                        - 
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                                         - 
                                        - 
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                                         - 
                                        - 
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                                         Transfer Rate 
                                        8GT/s 
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                                         Transfer Rate 
                                        4GT/s 
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                                         - 
                                        - 
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                                         - 
                                        - 
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                                         Lanes 
                                        8 
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                                         Lanes 
                                        8 
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                                         Bandwidth 
                                        8GB/s 
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                                         Bandwidth 
                                        4GB/s 
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                                         Bi-directional 
                                        16GB/s 
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                                         Bi-directional 
                                        8GB/s 
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                                         L0 Instruction 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
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                                         L0 Instruction 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
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                                         L0 Data 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
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                                         L0 Data 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
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                                         L1 Instruction 
                                        32KB/Core 
                                        8-way set associative 
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                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        - 
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                                         L1 Instruction 
                                        32KB/P-Core 
                                        8-way set associative 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        64KB/E-Core 
                                        8-way set associative 
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                                         L1 Data 
                                        48KB/Core 
                                        12-way set associative 
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                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        - 
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                                         L1 Data 
                                        48KB/P-Core 
                                        12-way set associative 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        32KB/E-Core 
                                        8-way set associative 
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                                         L2 
                                        1280KB/Core 
                                        20-way set associative 
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                                         L2 
                                        1280KB/Core 
                                        10-way set associative 
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                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        4MB Shared (E-Core) 
                                        16-way set associative 
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                                         L3 
                                        - 
                                        24MB Shared 
                                        - 
                                        12-way set associative 
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                                        - 
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                                        - 
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                                         L3 
                                        - 
                                        24MB Shared 
                                        - 
                                        12-way set associative 
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                                        - 
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                                         Channels 
                                        2 
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                                         Channels 
                                        2 
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                                         Max Memory 
                                        128GB 
                                        
                                        
                                        
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                                         Max Memory 
                                        64GB 
                                        64GB 
                                        64GB 
                                        32GB 
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                                         ECC 
                                        Not Supported 
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                                         ECC 
                                        Not Supported 
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                                         Bus Width/Channel 
                                        64Bit 
                                        Bus Width 
                                        128Bit 
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                                         Bus Width/Channel 
                                        64Bit 
                                        Bus Width 
                                        128Bit 
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                                         Clock 
                                        1600MHz 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        Transfer Rate 
                                        3200MT/s 
                                        
                                        
                                        
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                                         Clock 
                                        2400MHz 
                                        1600MHz 
                                        2600MHz 
                                        2133MHz 
                                        Transfer Rate 
                                        4800MT/s 
                                        3200MT/s 
                                        5200MT/s 
                                        4266MT/s 
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                                         Bandwidth/Channel 
                                        25.6GB/s 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        Bandwidth 
                                        51.2GB/s 
                                        
                                        
                                        
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                                         Bandwidth/Channel 
                                        38.4GB/s 
                                        25.6GB/s 
                                        41.6GB/s 
                                        34.1GB/s 
                                        Bandwidth 
                                        76.8GB/s 
                                        51.2GB/s 
                                        83.2GB/s 
                                        68.3GB/s 
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                                         TDP 
                                        45W 
                                        - 
                                        65W cTDP Up 
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                                         TDP 
                                        45W 
                                        - 
                                        - 
                                        115W Peak 
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                                         Temp 
                                        100°C Max 
                                        - 
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                                         Temp 
                                        100°C Max 
                                        - 
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                                         Included Cooler 
                                            
                                            Not Included 
                                        
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                                         Included Cooler 
                                            
                                            Not Included 
                                        
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                                         PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes 
                                        
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                                         PCIe 4.0 x16 Lanes 
                                        PCIe 3.0 x4 Lanes 
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                                            UHD 32EU 1450MHz Gen 12
                                        
                                         256 Shaders 
                                        1450MHz 
                                        740 GFLOPS FP32 
                                     | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            Iris Xe 96EU 1450MHz
                                        
                                         768 Shaders 
                                        1450MHz 
                                        2.23 TFLOPS FP32 
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                                         GNA 2.0 
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                                         GNA 3.0 
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                                         No Cellular 
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                                         No Cellular 
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