Intel Core i9 12950HX vs Apple M2
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i9 12950HX with 16-cores against the 3.5 GHz Apple M2 with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 12950HX
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
- Has 8 more physical cores
- Unlocked multiplier
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
Advantages of Apple M2
- More powerful Apple M2 GPU integrated graphics: 2.9 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
- More modern manufacturing process β 5 versus 10 nanometers
- Around 25.6 GB/s (33%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#96th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1090 MB/sec | 1130 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 119.5 Klines/sec | 80.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 338.5 pages/sec | 235.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 426.1 Mpixels/sec | 266.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 259.2 pages/sec | 257.4 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 56.3 images/sec | 42.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 114.5 images/sec | 107 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 27.9 Mpixels/sec | 10.5 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 105.7 GOps/sec | 37 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 78 GOps/sec | 37.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 132M Primes/sec | 174M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 40.3M Strings/sec | 23.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 20.9 GBytes/sec | 9.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 361.3 MBytes/sec | 185.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2060 Frames/sec | 1667 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 21.9B Matrices/sec | 7.8B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 23.3 PPW | 32.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 259.3 PPW | 562.3 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 563.5 PPW | 869.5 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.58 PPW | 6.07 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 12950HX
No benchmark results yet
Apple M2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-03-14 (T) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2647 / 10245 |
| π 2026-01-05 (AR) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2655 / 10211 |
| π 2025-10-24 (Shivam) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2619 / 9900 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 12950HX and Apple M2General
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | May 10, 2022 | June 6, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Apple M2 |
| Model number | i9-12950HX | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (32EU) | Apple M2 GPU |
| Successor | - Intel Core i9 13950HX | - Apple M5 (10-Core) |
Intel CPU rating (#91st place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 16 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 23x | - |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 16MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 30MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 20 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 18 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 157 W | - |
| Socket | BGA-1964 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | - |
Laptop processors ranking (115th and 133rd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Apple M2 GPU |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1550 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 16 | 64 |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 128 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 12950HX official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | - |
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