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 ...]

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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: 53.70

Overall Rank:
351st fastest in multithreading out of 5074 CPUs
207th fastest in single threading out of 5074 CPUs
36th fastest in out of 1468 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

31685

Single Thread Rating

3788

Samples: 479*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	109,539 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	80,382 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	135 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	41,210 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	21,381 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	367,823 KBytes/Sec
Physics	2,087 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	22,149 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,788 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12950HX

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of April 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

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	Dell Precision 7770 Mobile Workstation - 17.3" FHD AG Display Display - Intel Core i9-12950HX 16-Core (12th Gen) - 512GB SSD - 32GB RAM - NV RTX A5500 (16GB GDDR6) - Win11P	$4250.77 (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	$1956.70 (www.amazon.com)
	Thunderobot Zero 16 i9 RTX 4070 Gaming Laptop, 16" WQXGA 240Hz 2.5K Display, 14th Gen Intel Core i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4070, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, RGB Backlit KB, Wi-Fi 6, Win 11 Home, White	$1649.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP ZBook Fury G9 16" Mobile Workstation - WUXGA - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i9 12th Gen i9-12950HX Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.30 GHz - 64 GB Total RAM - 1 TB SSD	$3994.77 (www.amazon.com)
	HP ZBook Fury G9 16" Mobile Workstation - WUXGA - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i9 12th Gen i9-12950HX Dodeca-core (12 Core) 2.30 GHz - 32 GB Total RAM - 1 TB SSD	$3849.77 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12950HX		31,685
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,134
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,891
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,132
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,310
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,793
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,645
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,700
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,722
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,607

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-12950HX		53.70
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.09
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
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 22nd of April 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		3,837
Intel Core i9-12950HX		3,788
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,052
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,032
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,923
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,656
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,638
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,602
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12950HX
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2561073 - Apr 17 2025		32766
BL2560548 - Apr 17 2025		31729
BL2560523 - Apr 17 2025		31402
BL2558483 - Apr 16 2025		11350
BL2558337 - Apr 16 2025		27424

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12950HX
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12950HX		31,685
Intel Core i9-12900H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		27,502 (-13.2%)
Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		25,839 (-18.5%)
Intel Core i9-12900HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		33,388 (+5.4%)
Intel Core i7-13700HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		33,019 (+4.2%)
Intel Core i7-12800HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		31,938 (+0.8%)
Intel Core i7-13650HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		30,828 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i9-13900H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		27,983 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		26,579 (-16.1%)
Intel Core i9-12900HK vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		26,187 (-17.4%)
Intel Core i7-12800H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		24,513 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i7-13620H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		24,362 (-23.1%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		24,957 (-21.2%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12950HX Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,707
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,111
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		7,861
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,068
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		7,040
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,800
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,798
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,786
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,207
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,345

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