Intel Core i7-12800HX vs Intel Core i9-12950HX

Core i7-12800HX vs Core i9-12950HX specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-12800HX beats the Core i9-12950HX in overall performance. Despite this, the Core i9-12950HX has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i9-12950HX has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-12800HX. Also, the Core i9-12950HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i9-12950HX has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-12800HX. The Core i9-12950HX also has slightly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-12800HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.