Intel Core 7 253PTE vs Intel Core i9 12950HX
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
May 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Core Architecture
Bartlett Lake
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Generation
Core 7 (Bartlett Lake)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i9-12950HX
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
BGA-1964
Power Consumption
45 W
45-55 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
Foundry
Intel
—
Package
FC-LGA16A
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Max Turbo Power Consumption
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157 W
CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.4 GHz
5 GHz
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
20
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
18.0
23x
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
33 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
1
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Performance Cores
—
8
Performance Core Threads
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16
Efficiency Cores
—
8
Efficiency Core Threads
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8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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1.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.6 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-5600
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Max Memory Size
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128 GB
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
20
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1550 MHz
Shader Units
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256
Texture Units
—
16
Raster Operation Units
—
8
Execution Units
—
32
Power Consumption
—
45 W
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
—
1,962
Cinebench R23
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21,471
Geekbench 6
—
2,546
Geekbench 6
—
14,260
Blender
—
294
Passmark CPU
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3,832
Passmark CPU
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32,506
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.