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: 52.96

Overall Rank:
485th fastest in multithreading out of 5821 CPUs
317th fastest in single threading out of 5821 CPUs
62nd fastest in out of 1618 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

31246

Single Thread Rating

3768

Samples: 710*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	106,954 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	78,763 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	133 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	40,669 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	21,113 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	363,821 KBytes/Sec
Physics	2,063 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	22,008 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,768 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12950HX

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of March 2026.
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	$1956.70 (www.amazon.com)
	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	$4200.77 (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)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12950HX		31,246
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,217
Apple M4 10 Core		23,685
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,605
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,737
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,989
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,457
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,590
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,382

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.18
Intel Core i9-12950HX		52.96
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.36
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.03
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,885
Intel Core i9-12950HX		3,768
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,501
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,002
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,884
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,612
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,586
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12950HX
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3347482 - Mar 13 2026		35532
BL3344168 - Mar 12 2026		35186
BL3341904 - Mar 11 2026		30667
BL3340046 - Mar 10 2026		27678
BL3339928 - Mar 10 2026		32500

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12950HX
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12950HX		31,246
Intel Core i9-12900H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		26,847 (-14.1%)
Intel Core i9-12900HK vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		25,317 (-19.0%)
Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		25,217 (-19.3%)
Intel Core i7-12800H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		23,916 (-23.5%)
Intel Core i9-12900HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		33,156 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i7-13700HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		31,933 (+2.2%)
Intel Core i7-12800HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		31,276 (+0.1%)
Intel Core i7-14700HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		36,930 (+18.2%)
Intel Core i7-14650HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		33,967 (+8.7%)
Intel Core i7-13650HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		30,391 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i9-13900H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		27,259 (-12.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX		26,042 (-16.7%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12950HX Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,351
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,986
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,891
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,907
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,893
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,705
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,890
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,698
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,666
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,024

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