Intel Core i9 12950HX vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265U

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Review

Intel Core i9 12950HX
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
Single-Core Performance
73
69
Multi-Core Performance
50
28
Power Efficiency
53
79
Integrated Graphics
31
52
QucikComparison Final Score
60
54
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core i9 12950HX and Intel Core Ultra 7 265U

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 Ultra 7 265U

  • + 2 P-cores + 10 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + FCBGA-2049 socket
  • + Arrow Lake 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 Ultra 7 265U
  • Solid single-core performance
  • Great power efficiency
  • Capable integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • Limited multi-threaded performance

"A mid-range Intel Core Ultra 7 265U processor with strong single-core performance (69/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for everyday productivity."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core i9 12950HX +120%
251.96
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
114.52
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core i9 12950HX +16%
118
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
102
Intel Core i9 12950HX Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 1282 547

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core i9 12950HX ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 2544 2500
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 14264 10413
File compression 1090 MB/sec 991 MB/sec
Clang compilation 119.5 Klines/sec 78 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 338.5 pages/sec 260.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 426.1 Mpixels/sec 300.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 259.2 pages/sec 255.3 pages/sec
Background blur 56.3 images/sec 46.9 images/sec
Photo processing 114.5 images/sec 89.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 27.9 Mpixels/sec 15.5 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core i9 12950HX ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 3767 3655
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 31193 17854
Integer math 106.7 GOps/sec 64.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 78.6 GOps/sec 45.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 133M Primes/sec 66M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.6M Strings/sec 21.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 21.1 GBytes/sec 12.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 363.3 MBytes/sec 195.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 2061 Frames/sec 1167 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 22B Matrices/sec 10.9B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core i9 12950HX ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 23.3 PPW 36.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 259.3 PPW 694.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 567.1 PPW 1190.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.58 PPW 7.63 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core i9 12950HX ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗
Vendor Intel Intel
Released 10-May-22 6-Jan-25
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Arrow Lake
Model number i9-12950HX 265U
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core i9 12950HX ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗
P-Cores 8 2
P-Threads 16 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.3 GHz 2.1 GHz
E-Cores 8 10
E-Threads 8 10
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz 1.7 GHz
Total Cores 16 12
Total Threads 24 14
Multiplier 23x 21x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 112K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 2MB (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No
Package
Specification Intel Core i9 12950HX ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗
Transistors
Fabrication Process 10 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 12-15 W (configurable)
Socket BGA-1964 FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature 100°C 110°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core i9 12950HX ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz 2100 MHz
Shading Units 256 512
TMUs 16 32
ROPs 8 16
Execution Units 32 64
iGPU FLOPS 0.8 TFLOPS 2.2 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core i9 12950HX ↗ Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗
Memory Types -8000 #NAME?
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

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