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Intel Core i7 12650HX vs i7 12650H

52 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12650HX
VS
50 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12650H
Intel Core i7 12650HX
Intel Core i7 12650H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.0 GHz Intel Core i7 12650HX with 14-cores against the 2.3 GHz i7 12650H with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12650H and 12650HX
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12650HX
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 128 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • Newer - released 5 months later
  • 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2500 vs 2293 points
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12650H
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) integrated graphics: 1.4 vs 0.7 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 12650HX
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Core i7 12650H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression - 786 MB/sec
Clang compilation - 76 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 237.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 302.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing - 234.7 pages/sec
Background blur - 47.2 images/sec
Photo processing - 88.5 images/sec
Ray tracing - 17.3 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1022 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 79.1 GOps/sec 71.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 56.6 GOps/sec 53.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 73M Primes/sec 88M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 29.7M Strings/sec 26M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15.7 GBytes/sec 13.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 267.8 MBytes/sec 241.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 1129 Frames/sec 1374 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.9B Matrices/sec 15B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 87 & 4012 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 12650HX +6%
167.43
Core i7 12650H
158.32

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 14.3 PPW 16 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 183.7 PPW 231.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 407.3 PPW 472.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.04 PPW 3.52 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12650HX and i7 12650H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released May 10, 2022 January 4, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i7-12650HX i7-12650H
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) UHD Graphics (64EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX -
Intel CPU rating (139th and 156th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.0 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 3.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 10
Total Threads 20 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 20x 23x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 157 W 115 W
Socket BGA-1964 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1450 MHz 1400 MHz
Shading Units 256 512
TMUs 16 32
ROPs 8 16
Execution Units 32 64
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 12650HX
0.7 TFLOPS
Core i7 12650H +100%
1.4 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics (64 EU) compared to Graphics Xe (32 EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 12650HX official page Intel Core i7 12650H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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Total votes: 6

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Comments

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