Intel Core i9 13980HX vs i9 12950HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core i9 13980HX with 24-cores against the 2.3 GHz i9 12950HX with 16-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
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13980HX
- Newer - released 8-months later
- Has 8 more physical cores
- Has 6144 KB larger L3 cache size
- Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 21% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2753 vs 2271 points
- 12% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 5 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i9 12950HX
- Unlocked multiplier
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Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1330 MB/sec | 1140 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 167 Klines/sec | 116.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 424.7 pages/sec | 353.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 485.1 Mpixels/sec | 418.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 265.9 pages/sec | 239.2 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 55.2 images/sec | 39.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 138.8 images/sec | 115.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 37.2 Mpixels/sec | 25.4 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 174 GOps/sec | 114 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 124.1 GOps/sec | 83.8 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 192M Primes/sec | 141M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 70.4M Strings/sec | 43.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 37 GBytes/sec | 22.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 613.5 MBytes/sec | 382.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2529 Frames/sec | 2164 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 35.5B Matrices/sec | 22.9B Matrices/sec |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13980HX and i9 12950HXGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 3, 2023 | May 10, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i9-13980HX | i9-12950HX |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (32EU) | UHD Graphics (32EU) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.6 GHz | 5 GHz |
| E-Cores | 16 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.6 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 24 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 22x | 23x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | 30MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | 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 |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1650 MHz | 1550 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 256 |
| TMUs | 16 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 32 |
| TGP | 45 W | 45 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i9 13980HX official page | Intel Core i9 12950HX official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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