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Intel Core i9 12950HX

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  • Cores: 16
  • TDP: 45-55 W (configurable)
  • Transistor size: 10 nm
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Expert Verdict

A mid-to-upper-range Intel Core i9 12950HX processor with strong single-core performance (73/100). Suited for everyday productivity.

Review

Single-Core Performance 73
Multi-Core Performance 50
Power Efficiency 53
Integrated Graphics 31
QucikComparison Final Score 60

Pros

  • Solid single-core performance
  • High core count (16 cores)
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support

Cons

  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

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Full Specifications

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single) 118
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 1282
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 2544
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 14264
File compression 1090 MB/sec
Clang compilation 119.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 338.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 426.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 259.2 pages/sec
Background blur 56.3 images/sec
Photo processing 114.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 27.9 Mpixels/sec
PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 3767
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 31193
Integer math 106.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 78.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 133M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 21.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 363.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 2061 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 22B Matrices/sec
Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)

Blender CPU 251.96
Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt 23.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 259.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 567.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.58 PPW
General
Vendor Intel
Released 10-May-22
Type Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64
Codename Alder Lake
Model number i9-12950HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU)
Qualcomm Equivalent —
CPU
Performance Cores
P-Cores 8
P-Threads 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.3 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8
E-Threads 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16
Total Threads 24
Multiplier 23x
L1 Cache 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes
Package
Transistors —
Fabrication Process 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable)
Socket BGA-1964
Peak Temperature 100°C
iGPU
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz
Shading Units 256
TMUs 16
ROPs 8
Execution Units 32
iGPU FLOPS 0.8 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Memory Types -8000
Max. Memory Size 128 GB
Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes

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