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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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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: 53.90

Overall Rank:
333rd fastest in multithreading out of 5035 CPUs
192nd fastest in single threading out of 5035 CPUs
30th fastest in out of 1453 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
31801
Single Thread Rating
3797

Samples: 465*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math109,899 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math80,636 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers136 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting41,353 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption21,464 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression368,930 KBytes/Sec
Physics2,102 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions22,210 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,797 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12950HX

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of March 2025.
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


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12950HX
 31,801
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,125
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,925
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,165
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,345
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,818
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,636
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,725
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,728
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,631
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-12950HX
 53.90
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.05
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.17
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.18
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Intel Core i9-12950HX
 3,797
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,036
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,926
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,660
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,642
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,604
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,411
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12950HX
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2510227 - Mar 26 2025
20811
BL2505032 - Mar 24 2025
31890
BL2498009 - Mar 21 2025
19759
BL2492728 - Mar 19 2025
31790
BL2490000 - Mar 18 2025
30432
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12950HX
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12950HX
 31,801
Intel Core i9-12900H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 27,518 (-13.5%)
Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 25,885 (-18.6%)
Intel Core i9-12900HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 33,301 (+4.7%)
Intel Core i7-12800HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 31,956 (+0.5%)
Intel Core i7-13650HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 30,863 (-2.9%)
Intel Core i9-13900H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 28,115 (-11.6%)
Intel Core i7-13700H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 26,677 (-16.1%)
Intel Core i9-12900HK vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 26,346 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i7-12800H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 24,570 (-22.7%)
Intel Core i7-13620H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 24,377 (-23.3%)
Intel Core i7-13700HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 33,080 (+4.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 25,002 (-21.4%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12950HX Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,222
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
 8,049
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,075
Intel Core 7 250H
 6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,835
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,820
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,790
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,178
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,158
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,129
Intel Core i9-12950HX
 5,373