Intel Core i9 12950HX vs Intel Core i5 12500
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2022
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Alder Lake-S
Processor Number
i9-12950HX
i5-12500
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (32EU)
UHD Graphics 770
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
BGA-1964
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
45-55 W
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
157 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
4.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
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Efficiency Core Threads
8
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
24
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
23x
30x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
18 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
1450 MHz
Shader Units
256
256
Texture Units
16
16
Raster Operation Units
8
8
Execution Units
32
32
Power Consumption
45 W
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,962
1,805
Cinebench R23
21,471
12,471
Geekbench 6
2,546
2,032
Geekbench 6
14,260
6,066
Blender
294
136
Passmark CPU
3,832
3,680
Passmark CPU
32,506
19,747
Geekbench 5
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1,737
Geekbench 5
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8,674
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.