Intel Celeron G3950 vs Intel Core i7-12800HL

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Intel Celeron G3950 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-12800HL
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Core i7-12800HL

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron G3950 or Intel Core i7-12800HL - 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 Intel Celeron G3950 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G3950 was released in Q1/2017.

The Intel Core i7-12800HL has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12800HL was released in Q3/2022.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Celeron G3000 6. Gen. (6) CPU group Intel Core i 12000H (23)
6 Generation 12
Skylake S Architecture Alder Lake H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron G3950 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The Intel Core i7-12800HL has 14 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (4.80 GHz).
Intel Celeron G3950 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HL
2 Cores 14
2 Threads 20
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz A-Core 2.40 GHz (4.80 GHz)
6x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz (3.70 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.
Intel Celeron G3950 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HL
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel HD Graphics 610 GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.40 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 13
14 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 4
12 Compute units 96
96 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.1

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.
Intel HD Graphics 610 GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
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
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron G3950 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12800HL can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Celeron G3950 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HL
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 11.50 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 28
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron G3950 has a TDP of 51 W, that of the Intel Core i7-12800HL is 45 W.
Intel Celeron G3950 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HL
51 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) 115 W
-- TDP up 60 W
-- TDP down 35 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron G3950 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-12800HL cache has a total of 35.50 MB.
Intel Celeron G3950 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HL
14 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
LGA 1151 Socket BGA 1744
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2017 Release date Q3/2022
49 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron G3950 (44%)
Intel Core i7-12800HL (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron G3950 (11%)
Intel Core i7-12800HL (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.
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
777 (44%)
Intel Core i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1784 (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.
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1470 (12%)
Intel Core i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
12465 (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.
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz
202 (9%)
Intel Core i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
2146 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
2410 (10%)
Intel Core i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
24605 (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.
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
2235 (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.
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
12167 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
127 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
228 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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