Intel Core i9-12950HX

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-12950HX can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i9-12950HX Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 16 Cores and 24 Threads. The Intel Core i9-12950HX also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

Intel Core i9-12950HX

Description: Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1964

Total Cores: 16 Cores, 24 Threads

Performance Cores: 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 2.5 GHz Base, 5.0 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 2.5 GHz Base, 3.6 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 55 W

TDP Down: 45 W

TDP Up: 157 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 30 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 2 x 2048 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12950HX, 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12950HX

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 54.81

Overall Rank:
294th fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
167th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
23rd fastest in out of 1434 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $590.00 USD (2022-04-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

32339

Single Thread Rating

3826

Samples: 408*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-12950HX

Integer Math	112,380 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	82,433 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	138 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	42,099 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	21,848 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	374,824 KBytes/Sec
Physics	2,126 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	22,530 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,826 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12950HX

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	Dell Precision 7000 7670 Mobile Workstation (NVIDIA RTX A2000 8GB GPU, 16" FHD+, Intel 16-Core i9-12950HX, 64GB DDR5, 1TB SSD) Laptop for Business, Designer, Architect, Win 11 Pro, 3-YR WRT, Grey	$2099.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Thunderobot Zero i9 RTX 4070 Gaming Laptop, 16" WQXGA 240Hz Dislpay, Intel Core i9-13900HX, GeForce RTX 4070, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Backlit KB, RJ-45, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, Grey	$1699.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Precision 7000 7670 Mobile Workstation (NVIDIA RTX A4500 16GB GPU, 16" FHD+, Intel 16-Core i9-12950HX, 64GB DDR5, 2TB SSD) Laptop for Business, Designer, Architect, Win 11 Pro, 3-YR WRT, Grey	$2799.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 Mobile Workstation (16" FHD+, Intel 24-Core i9-13980HX, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada 8GB) Laptop for Engineer, Designer, Architect, IST HUB, Win 11 Pro, 2024	$2499.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6008WUS 16" Mobile Workstation - QHD - 2560 x 1600 - Intel Core i9 12th Gen i9-12950HX Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.30 GHz - 32 GB Total RAM - 1 TB SSD - Storm Gray	$1956.77 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12950HX		32,339
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,865
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,417
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,485
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,157
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,016
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,838
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,805
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,735

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-12950HX		54.81
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.69
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.50
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.26
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Intel Core i9-12950HX		3,826
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,801
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,072
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,676
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,613
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,421

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12950HX
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2249409 - Nov 19 2024		34043
BL2233777 - Oct 31 2024		33482
BL2223701 - Oct 19 2024		33789
BL2223670 - Oct 19 2024		35138
BL2215988 - Oct 10 2024		33722

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12950HX
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12950HX		32,339
Intel Core i9-12900H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		27,927 (-13.6%)
Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		26,123 (-19.2%)
Intel Core i9-12900HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		33,970 (+5.0%)
Intel Core i7-12800HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		32,116 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i9-13900H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		28,722 (-11.2%)
Intel Core i9-12900HK vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		27,369 (-15.4%)
Intel Core i7-13700H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		27,107 (-16.2%)
Intel Core i7-13620H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		24,884 (-23.1%)
Intel Core i7-12800H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		24,809 (-23.3%)
Intel Core i7-13700HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		33,586 (+3.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		25,076 (-22.5%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		24,767 (-23.4%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12950HX Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,115
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,004
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,917
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,814
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,593
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,270
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,226
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,201
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,010
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		5,955
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,940
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,429

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