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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: 53.87

Overall Rank:
342nd fastest in multithreading out of 5054 CPUs
199th fastest in single threading out of 5054 CPUs
35th fastest in out of 1463 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
31785
Single Thread Rating
3796

Samples: 468*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math109,829 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math80,587 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers136 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting41,335 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption21,451 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression368,721 KBytes/Sec
Physics2,101 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions22,198 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,796 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th 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


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12950HX
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2528374 - Apr 03 2025
21476
BL2528293 - Apr 03 2025
34464
BL2528115 - Apr 03 2025
31963
BL2510227 - Mar 26 2025
20811
BL2505032 - Mar 24 2025
31890
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12950HX
As of 8th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12950HX
31,785
Intel Core i9-12900H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
27,482 (-13.5%)
Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
25,862 (-18.6%)
Intel Core i9-12900HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
33,378 (+5.0%)
Intel Core i7-13700HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
33,056 (+4.0%)
Intel Core i7-12800HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
31,956 (+0.5%)
Intel Core i7-13650HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
30,860 (-2.9%)
Intel Core i9-13900H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
28,050 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
26,628 (-16.2%)
Intel Core i9-12900HK vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
26,299 (-17.3%)
Intel Core i7-12800H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
24,545 (-22.8%)
Intel Core i7-13620H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
24,383 (-23.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX
24,933 (-21.6%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12950HX Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,754
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
8,008
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,072
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
7,040
Intel Core 7 250H
6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,832
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,814
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,786
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
6,552
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
6,302
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
6,165
Intel Core i9-12950HX
5,371