Intel Core i9 12950HX vs Intel Core i7 8850H
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12950HX with 16 cores 2.3GHz and Intel Core i7 8850H with 6 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i9 12950HX 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 1 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 42.7GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 9MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Intel Core i7 8850H 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Lower TDP (45W vs 55W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i9 12950HX
+102%
1962
Intel Core i7 8850H
968
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12950HX
+330%
21471
Intel Core i7 8850H
4984
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 12950HX
+96%
2546
Intel Core i7 8850H
1296
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12950HX
+185%
14260
Intel Core i7 8850H
4992
Blender
Intel Core i9 12950HX
+230%
294
Intel Core i7 8850H
89
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i9 12950HX
+83%
1893
Intel Core i7 8850H
1031
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12950HX
+223%
16170
Intel Core i7 8850H
5001
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i9 12950HX
+59%
3832
Intel Core i7 8850H
2399
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12950HX
+217%
32506
Intel Core i7 8850H
10245
General Parameters
May 2022
Release Date
Apr 2018
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
i9-12950HX
Processor Number
i7-8850H
BGA-1964
Socket
BGA-1440
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
45-55 W
Power Consumption
45 W
157 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
12
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
16
Total Core Count
6
24
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
23x
Multiplier
27x
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
9 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
128 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
42.7 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
1550 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
256
Shader Units
192
16
Texture Units
24
8
Raster Operation Units
3
32
Execution Units
24
45 W
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
0.74 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.38 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
5.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
