Intel Core i7 12700H vs i7 12650H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 12700H 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.

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
NanoReview Final Score
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12650H and 12700H
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700H
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) integrated graphics: 2.2 vs 1.4 TFLOPS
  • Has 4 more physical cores

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#142nd place)

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)
11165
File compression 907 MB/sec 786 MB/sec
Clang compilation 83.6 Klines/sec 76 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 270.3 pages/sec 237.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 350.7 Mpixels/sec 302.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 236.4 pages/sec 234.7 pages/sec
Background blur 44.8 images/sec 47.2 images/sec
Photo processing 95.7 images/sec 88.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 18 Mpixels/sec 17.3 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 901 & 1022 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
24970
Integer math 87.9 GOps/sec 71.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 63.4 GOps/sec 53.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 91M Primes/sec 88M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 32.7M Strings/sec 26M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.1 GBytes/sec 13.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 292.8 MBytes/sec 241.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 1476 Frames/sec 1374 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17.4B Matrices/sec 15B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 12064 & 4012 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
197.87

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 23.4 PPW 16 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 248.1 PPW 231.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 554.9 PPW 472.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.4 PPW 3.52 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 12700H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-30 -> YowthCinebench 2024105 / 541
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-27 (Fapvie)Cinebench 2024102 / 961
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-27 (sizar)Cinebench 2024100 / 750
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-14 (HansNoob)Cinebench 2024103 / 860
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-16 (robin)Cinebench 202497 / 676
Intel Core i7 12650H
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700H and i7 12650H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 4, 2022 January 4, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i7-12700H i7-12650H
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) UHD Graphics (64EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265H -
Intel CPU rating (125th and 156th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.3 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) 1.7 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz 3.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 10
Total Threads 20 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 23x 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 No No

Package

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

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1400 MHz 1400 MHz
Shading Units 768 512
TMUs 48 32
ROPs 24 16
Execution Units 96 64
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
2.2 TFLOPS
1.4 TFLOPS

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 12700H official page Intel Core i7 12650H official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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