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Comparing Intel Core i9 12900HK vs. Xeon E5-2699 v3

Below you can compare the latest CPU-s across multiple benchmarks. Explore detailed graphs, performance scores, and rankings to quickly find the model that best suits your workflow and creative needs.

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Verdict

The Core i9 12900HK is 4% slower than the Xeon E5-2699 v3

Averaged over 3 rendering benchmarks, the Xeon E5-2699 v3 leads in 3 of them. The biggest gap is in Cinebench 2026, where the Xeon E5-2699 v3 scores 12% higher.

6,969 · Core i9 12900HK
6,790* · Xeon E5-2699 v3
18,241 · Core i9 12900HK
17,671* · Xeon E5-2699 v3
1,048 · Core i9 12900HK
1,003* · Xeon E5-2699 v3
2,924* · Core i9 12900HK
4,575* · Xeon E5-2699 v3
31* · Core i9 12900HK
31 · Xeon E5-2699 v3
210* · Core i9 12900HK
212 · Xeon E5-2699 v3
3,020 · Core i9 12900HK
3,390* · Xeon E5-2699 v3

Scores marked with * are estimated from the other benchmarks we have for that device.

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frames at min per frame on the Core i9 12900HK
Core i9 12900HK
20 h 50 min
Xeon E5-2699 v3
21 h 46 min
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Ranking by benchmarks

Cinebench R20

Cinebench R23

Cinebench 2024

Cinebench R15

V-Ray benchmark

Blender benchmark

Cinebench 2026

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Methodology

Our data above is compiled from multiple sources:

  • Our own benchmarks: We conduct extensive testing with the GPU and CPU models we use on the farm. Over the past 10 years we have tested over 1,000 GPUs and 500 CPUs.

  • Model scores: Once we have two or more benchmarks for a device we can perform some machine learning computations to estimate a realistic score in any of the other benchmarks we list. These are always marked with an asterisk (*), and while usually accurate shouldn't be taken as the complete truth.

  • Public benchmark data: We may supplement our dataset with scores from public OctaneBench, V-Ray Benchmark and Blender Benchmark websites. We cannot test every device available ourselves, so this gives us a nice alternative to get You the results you are looking for.

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