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Intel Core i9 12950HX vs i9 12900HX

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Intel Core i9 12950HX
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Intel Core i9 12900HX
Intel Core i9 12950HX
Intel Core i9 12900HX

We compared two 16-core laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i9 12950HX against the 2.3 GHz i9 12900HX. 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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Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 12950HX
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Core i9 12900HX

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 1090 MB/sec 1110 MB/sec
Clang compilation 119.5 Klines/sec 121.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 338.5 pages/sec 336.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 426.1 Mpixels/sec 382.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 259.2 pages/sec 254 pages/sec
Background blur 56.3 images/sec 58.1 images/sec
Photo processing 114.5 images/sec 116.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 27.9 Mpixels/sec 29.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 387 & 438 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 105.7 GOps/sec 112.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 78 GOps/sec 83.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 132M Primes/sec 132M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.3M Strings/sec 43.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 20.9 GBytes/sec 22.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 361.3 MBytes/sec 396.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 2060 Frames/sec 2020 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 21.9B Matrices/sec 24.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 879 & 515 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 12950HX
251.96
Core i9 12900HX +21%
305.67

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 23.3 PPW 23.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 259.3 PPW 262.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 563.5 PPW 598.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.58 PPW 5.56 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 12950HX and i9 12900HX

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 i9-12950HX i9-12900HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) UHD Graphics (32EU)
Rival Equivalent - - AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
Successor - Intel Core i9 13950HX - Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
Intel CPU rating (92nd and 87th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.3 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 24 24
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 30MB (shared) 30MB (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 (117th and 110th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz 1550 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i9 12950HX
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i9 12900HX
0.8 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

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 Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i9 12950HX official page Intel Core i9 12900HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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