Intel Core i7 12700H vs i7 12650HX

We compared two 14-core laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 12700H against the 2.0 GHz i7 12650HX. 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 12650HX and 12700H
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700H
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) integrated graphics: 2.2 vs 0.7 TFLOPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12650HX
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 128 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • Newer - released 5 months later

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 -
Clang compilation 83.6 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 270.3 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 350.7 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 236.4 pages/sec -
Background blur 44.8 images/sec -
Photo processing 95.7 images/sec -
Ray tracing 18 Mpixels/sec -
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 901 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 79.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 63.4 GOps/sec 56.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 91M Primes/sec 73M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 32.7M Strings/sec 29.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.1 GBytes/sec 15.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 292.8 MBytes/sec 267.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1476 Frames/sec 1129 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17.4B Matrices/sec 15.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 12064 & 87 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 14.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 248.1 PPW 183.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 554.9 PPW 407.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.4 PPW 3.04 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 12650HX
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

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

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 4, 2022 May 10, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i7-12700H i7-12650HX
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) UHD Graphics (32EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H - AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265H - Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
Intel CPU rating (125th and 139th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.3 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 14
Total Threads 20 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 23x 20x
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 Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 157 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1964
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (163rd and 178th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1400 MHz 1450 MHz
Shading Units 768 256
TMUs 48 16
ROPs 24 8
Execution Units 96 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
2.2 TFLOPS
0.7 TFLOPS

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 12700H official page Intel Core i7 12650HX official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 20

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