Intel Core i9 12950HX vs Intel Core i9 14900HX

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Intel Core i9 12950HX
Intel Core i9 14900HX
Single-Core Performance
73
83
Multi-Core Performance
50
69
Power Efficiency
53
61
Integrated Graphics
31
31
QucikComparison Final Score
60
72
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core i9 12950HX and Intel Core i9 14900HX

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9 12950HX

  • + 8 P-cores + 8 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + BGA-1964 socket
  • + Alder Lake architecture

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9 14900HX

  • + 8 P-cores + 16 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + BGA-1964 socket
  • + Raptor Lake Refresh architecture

Pros & Cons

Intel Core i9 12950HX
  • Solid single-core performance
  • High core count (16 cores)
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

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

Intel Core i9 14900HX
  • Excellent single-core performance
  • Capable multi-core performance
  • High core count (24 cores)
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A mid-to-upper-range Intel Core i9 14900HX processor with strong single-core performance (83/100). Suited for demanding workloads."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core i9 12950HX
251.96
Intel Core i9 14900HX +41%
354.31
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core i9 12950HX
118
Intel Core i9 14900HX +10%
130
Intel Core i9 12950HX Intel Core i9 14900HX
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 1282 1780

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core i9 12950HX ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 2544 3029
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 14264 18430
File compression 1090 MB/sec 1420 MB/sec
Clang compilation 119.5 Klines/sec 173.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 338.5 pages/sec 463.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 426.1 Mpixels/sec 508.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 259.2 pages/sec 287.7 pages/sec
Background blur 56.3 images/sec 54.6 images/sec
Photo processing 114.5 images/sec 154.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 27.9 Mpixels/sec 39.9 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core i9 12950HX ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 3767 4199
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 31193 44281
Integer math 106.7 GOps/sec 159 GOps/sec
Floating point math 78.6 GOps/sec 113.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 133M Primes/sec 195M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.6M Strings/sec 61.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 21.1 GBytes/sec 33 GBytes/sec
Data compression 363.3 MBytes/sec 546.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 2061 Frames/sec 2673 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 22B Matrices/sec 31.7B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core i9 12950HX ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 23.3 PPW 32.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 259.3 PPW 335.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 567.1 PPW 805.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.58 PPW 6.44 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core i9 12950HX ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Vendor Intel Intel
Released 10-May-22 9-Jan-24
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number i9-12950HX i9-14900HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) UHD Graphics (32EU)
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core i9 12950HX ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.3 GHz 2.2 GHz
E-Cores 8 16
E-Threads 8 16
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz 1.6 GHz
Total Cores 16 24
Total Threads 24 32
Multiplier 23x 22x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 2MB (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes
Package
Specification Intel Core i9 12950HX ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Transistors
Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Socket BGA-1964 BGA-1964
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core i9 12950HX ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz 1650 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 32
iGPU FLOPS 0.8 TFLOPS 0.8 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core i9 12950HX ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Memory Types -8000 -8800
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

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