Intel’s upcoming 12th generation Alder Lake-HX CPU series for enthusiast workstations and gaming laptops has been leaked on Videocardz. The range includes various SKUs, which are aimed at the fastest laptops for content creators and gamers.
Intel’s 12th generation Age Lake-HX CPU range leaks: Designed for advanced workstation and gaming laptops with up to 16 cores, 5 GHz clocks and PCIe 5.0
The Age Lake-HX series is Intel, bringing desktop 12th Gen dies to portable segments in a BGA form factor. For this purpose alone, Intel will use the Alder Lake ‘C0’ array, which cuts a total of 8 P-Cores and 8 E-Cores. These chips come in the same package size as the desktop parts, which are 45 x 37.5 mm but have been thinned out to reduce the height from 4.4 mm, down to 2.0 mm.
Since these are based on the same silicon as the desktop parts, one should also expect similar core numbers, cache sizes and clock speeds. An important feature is that Intel’s Alder Lake-HX CPUs will be the first PCIe Gen 5.0 platform for laptops, with a total of 48 PCIe lanes. These include 16 PCIe Gen 5, 20 PCIe Gen 4 and 12 PCIe Gen 3. As one might guess, these would allow for better I / O capabilities than the existing Alder Lake-H lineup, which only offers 28 PCIe lanes, which includes 16 Gen 4 and 12 Gen 3.
The full specifications of Intel’s 12th generation Age Lake-HX CPUs for workstations and gaming laptops have been leaked. (Image credit: Videocardz)
As for the other essential feature of the Intel Alder Lake-HX series, we look at full overclock support for both the CPU and DDR5 memory. These will be enabled through an updated Extreme Tuning Utility (ETU), while XMP 3.0 profiles will be available across a wide range of mobility HX platforms.
Let’s finally talk about SKUs, which are 7 in total, starting from 8 cores and going all the way up to 16 cores. There is not a single SKU that does not have E-cores activated on the die. What’s really interesting is that certain top-tier SKUs in each segment are ECC and vPRO compatible, while 2nd tier SKUs offer full memory and unlimited core overclocks, while the rest have limited core OC.
Now coming to the SKUs, the Intel Core i9 segment will include the i9-12950HX and i9-12900HX with 16 cores and 24 wires (8 + 8) designs offering boost clocks up to 5.0 GHz, 30 MB cache and TDP numbers ranging from 55W (PL1) to 157W (PL2).
The Core i7 segment is the most crowded with three SKUs that include the i7-12850HX, i7-12800HX and i7-12650HX. The best i7 SKUs come with 16 cores, but have 25 MB cache and up to 4.8 GHz clocks, while the 12650Hx is equipped with 14 cores and 20 wires (6 + 8) for a total of 24 MB cache that clocks up to 4.7 GHz.
Finally, we have the entry-level Intel Alder Lake-HX Core i5 segment, which includes the 12-core i5-12600HX (4 + 8) and the 8-core i5-12450HX (4 + 4). These CPUs have 18 MB and 12 MB cache, and the clocks are rated up to 4.6 / 4.4 GHz respectively. The only department where these chips are missing compared to the Alder Lake-H series is the 32-16 EU iGPU, which is similar to the desktop parts. We can expect these chips to land in more laptops in the coming months, leading to Computex 2022, and a formal announcement is expected at Intes Vision Event next week.
Intel Alder Lake-P Laptop CPU Lineup Specifications:
| CPU name | Cores / threads | Basis ur | Boost ur | Cache | GPU Config | TDP | Max Turbo Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-12950HX | 8 + 8/24 | 2.3 GHz | 5.0 GHz | 30 MB | 32 EU | 55W | TBD |
| Intel Core i9-12900HX | 8 + 8/24 | 2.3 GHz | 5.0 GHz | 30 MB | 96 EU @ 1450 MHz | 55W | TBD |
| Intel Core i9-12900HP | 6 + 8/20 | 2.5 GHz | 5.0 GHz | 24 MB | 96 EU @ 1450 MHz | 45W | 115W |
| Intel Core i9-12900H | 6 + 8/20 | 2.5 GHz | 5.0 GHz | 24 MB | 96 EU @ 1450 MHz | 45W | 115W |
| Intel Core i7-12850HX | 8 + 4/20 | 2.1 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 25 MB | 32 EU | 55W | TBD |
| Intel Core i7-12800HX | 8 + 4/20 | 2.0 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 25 MB | 32 EU | 55W | TBD |
| Intel Core i7-12800H | 6 + 8/20 | 2.4 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 24 MB | 96 EU @ 1400 MHz | 45W | 115W |
| Intel Core i7-12700H | 6 + 8/20 | 2.3 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 24 MB | 96 EU @ 1400 MHz | 45W | 115W |
| Intel Core i7-12650H | 6 + 4/16 | 2.3 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 24 MB | 64 EU @ 1400 MHz | 45W | 115W |
| Intel Core i5-12600HX | 6 + 4/16 | 2.5 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 20 MB | 32 EU | 55W | TBD |
| Intel Core i5-12600H | 4 + 8/16 | 2.7 GHz | 4.5 GHz | 18 MB | 80 EU @ 1400 MHz | 45W | 95W |
| Intel Core i5-12500H | 4 + 8/16 | 2.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz | 18 MB | 80 EU @ 1300 MHz | 45W | 95W |
| Intel Core i5-12450H | 4 + 4/12 | 2.0 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 12 MB | 48 EU @ 1200 MHz | 45W | 95W |
| Intel Core i7-1280P | 6 + 8/20 | 1.8 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 24 MB | 96 EU @ 1450 MHz | 28W | 64W |
| Intel Core i7-1270P | 4 + 8/16 | 2.2 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 18 MB | 96 EU @ 1400 MHz | 28W | 64W |
| Intel Core i7-1260P | 4 + 8/16 | 2.1 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 18 MB | 96 EU @ 1400 MHz | 28W | 64W |
| Intel Core i5-1250P | 4 + 8/16 | 1.7 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 18 MB | 80 EU @ 1400 MHz | 28W | 64W |
| Intel Core i5-1240P | 4 + 8/16 | 1.7 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 12 MB | 80 EU @ 1300 MHz | 28W | 64W |
| Intel Core i3-1220P | 2 + 8/12 | 1.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 12 MB | 64 EU @ 1100 MHz | 28W | 64W |