AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS vs Intel Core i9-12950HX

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-12950HX
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS Intel Core i9-12950HX

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS or Intel Core i9-12950HX - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS was released in Q2/2022.

The Intel Core i9-12950HX has 16 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-12950HX was released in Q2/2022.
AMD Ryzen 9 (34) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (16) CPU group Intel Core i 12000H (23)
5 Generation 12
Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Architecture Alder Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i9-13950HX

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS is 3.30 GHz (4.90 GHz) while the Intel Core i9-12950HX has 16 CPU cores and 24 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-12950HX is at 2.30 GHz (5.00 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS Characteristic Intel Core i9-12950HX
8 Cores 16
16 Threads 24
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.30 GHz (4.90 GHz)
8x Zen 3+
A-Core 2.30 GHz (5.00 GHz)
8x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 1.70 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Gracemont

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS Characteristic Intel Core i9-12950HX
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS or Intel Core i9-12950HX has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon 680M GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
2.00 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
2.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.55 GHz
9 GPU Generation 11
6 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 32
768 Shader 256
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon 680M GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-12950HX supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS Characteristic Intel Core i9-12950HX
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
4.00 MB L2 Cache 14.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache 30.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 5.0
12 PCIe lanes 20
23.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS is 35 W, while the Intel Core i9-12950HX has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS Characteristic Intel Core i9-12950HX
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
-- TDP (PL2) 157 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 45 W
95 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS is manufactured in 6 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-12950HX is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 44.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS Characteristic Intel Core i9-12950HX
6 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
FP7 Socket BGA 1744
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2022 Release date Q2/2022
-- Release price 590 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1662 (86%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
1927 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
14670 (75%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
19655 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1611 (87%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
1861 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
9435 (60%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
15711 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz
3686 (100%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Core i9-12950HX
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794 (22%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
23310 (64%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
36411 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
2349 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
13649 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
642 (100%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
5711 (100%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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