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Intel Core i7 12800HX vs i7 12650HX

57 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12800HX
VS
52 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12650HX
Intel Core i7 12800HX
Intel Core i7 12650HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.0 GHz Intel Core i7 12800HX with 16-cores against the 2.0 GHz i7 12650HX with 14-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 12650HX and 12800HX
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12800HX
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 12800HX
vs
Core i7 12650HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#133rd place)
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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)
Core i7 12800HX +38%
13929
Core i7 12650HX
10105
File compression 1080 MB/sec -
Clang compilation 107.9 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 339.9 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 403.3 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 243.3 pages/sec -
Background blur 57.3 images/sec -
Photo processing 121.4 images/sec -
Ray tracing 26.5 Mpixels/sec -
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 442 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12800HX +39%
31116
Core i7 12650HX
22404
Integer math 108.7 GOps/sec 79.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 81 GOps/sec 56.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 107M Primes/sec 73M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 41.7M Strings/sec 29.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 21.7 GBytes/sec 15.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 380.9 MBytes/sec 267.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1726 Frames/sec 1129 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 23.3B Matrices/sec 15.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 375 & 87 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 12800HX +78%
297.69
Core i7 12650HX
167.43

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 19.9 PPW 14.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 253.3 PPW 183.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 565.7 PPW 407.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.41 PPW 3.04 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12800HX and i7 12650HX

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i7-12800HX i7-12650HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) UHD Graphics (32EU)
Rival Equivalent - - AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
Intel CPU rating (102nd and 139th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.0 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 14
Total Threads 24 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 20x 20x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 25MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 157 W 157 W
Socket BGA-1964 BGA-1964
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Laptop processors ranking (134th and 178th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1450 MHz 1450 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 12800HX
0.7 TFLOPS
Core i7 12650HX
0.7 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics Xe (32 EU) compared to Graphics 770

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 12800HX official page Intel Core i7 12650HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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