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 an old 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: 53.24

Overall Rank:
448th fastest in multithreading out of 5493 CPUs
288th fastest in single threading out of 5493 CPUs
47th fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

31412

Single Thread Rating

3768

Samples: 626*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	107,837 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	79,396 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	134 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	40,884 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	21,212 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	365,396 KBytes/Sec
Physics	2,078 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	22,076 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,768 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12950HX

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of December 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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	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	$1956.77 (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	$3964.77 (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	$3809.77 (www.amazon.com)
	NewLenovo ThinkPad P16 Mobile Workstation (16" WQUXGA 3840 x 2400 OLED Touch, Core i9-12950HX vPro, 2TB SSD 64GB RAM, RTX A4500 16GB) Laptop for Engineer, Designer, Architect, Backlit KB, Win 11 Pro	$3099.00 (www.amazon.com)
	NewLenovo ThinkPad P16 Mobile Workstation (16" WQUXGA 3840 x 2400 OLED Touch, Inte.l i9-12950HX vPro, 1TB SSD 64GB RAM, RTX A4500 16GB) Laptop for Engineer, Designer, Architect, Backlit KB, Win 11 Pro	$2999.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12950HX		31,412
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,334
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,147
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,677
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,825
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,078
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,515
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,142
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,610
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,408

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.44
Intel Core i9-12950HX		53.24
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.19
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.45
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.05
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 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Intel Core i9-12950HX		3,768
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,677
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,511
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,029
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,891
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,620
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,590
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,394

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12950HX
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3133711 - Dec 14 2025		30327
BL3128515 - Dec 12 2025		31999
BL3125768 - Dec 11 2025		32465
BL3125765 - Dec 11 2025		32465
BL3123252 - Dec 10 2025		15020

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12950HX
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12950HX		31,412
Intel Core i9-12900H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		27,046 (-13.9%)
Intel Core i9-12900HK vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		25,483 (-18.9%)
Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		25,334 (-19.3%)
Intel Core i7-12800H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		24,108 (-23.3%)
Intel Core i9-12900HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		33,025 (+5.1%)
Intel Core i7-13700HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		32,140 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i7-12800HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		31,244 (-0.5%)
Intel Core i7-14700HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		37,133 (+18.2%)
Intel Core i7-14650HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		34,553 (+10.0%)
Intel Core i7-13650HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		30,476 (-3.0%)
Intel Core i9-13900H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		27,411 (-12.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		26,121 (-16.8%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12950HX Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,693
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,633
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,044
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,783
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,950
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,708
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,048

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