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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: 53.79

Overall Rank:
344th fastest in multithreading out of 5057 CPUs
200th fastest in single threading out of 5057 CPUs
35th fastest in out of 1463 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
31737
Single Thread Rating
3793

Samples: 472*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math109,673 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math80,466 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers136 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting41,266 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption21,416 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression368,078 KBytes/Sec
Physics2,098 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions22,161 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,793 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12950HX

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of April 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th 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


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12950HX
 31,737
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,129
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,906
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,144
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,319
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,811
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,645
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,143
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,718
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,723
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,621
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-12950HX
 53.79
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.00
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.13
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 11th 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
 3,836
Intel Core i9-12950HX
 3,793
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,053
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,034
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,927
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,658
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,641
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
BL2540702 - Apr 08 2025
18953
BL2540668 - Apr 08 2025
15300
BL2528374 - Apr 03 2025
21476
BL2528293 - Apr 03 2025
34464
BL2528115 - Apr 03 2025
31963
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12950HX
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12950HX
 31,737
Intel Core i9-12900H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 27,476 (-13.4%)
Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 25,857 (-18.5%)
Intel Core i9-12900HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 33,394 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 33,058 (+4.2%)
Intel Core i7-12800HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 31,938 (+0.6%)
Intel Core i7-13650HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 30,835 (-2.8%)
Intel Core i9-13900H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 28,035 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 26,628 (-16.1%)
Intel Core i9-12900HK vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 26,293 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i7-12800H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 24,535 (-22.7%)
Intel Core i7-13620H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 24,388 (-23.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
 24,937 (-21.4%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12950HX Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,719
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
 8,110
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,073
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 7,040
Intel Core 7 250H
 6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,823
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,810
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,788
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,552
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,302
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,166
Intel Core i9-12950HX
 5,365