Intel Core i9-12950HX vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U

Last updated: 2023-08-10

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-12950HX		AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
CPU comparison Intel Core i9-12950HX or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U - 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 Core i9-12950HX has 16 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-12950HX was released in Q2/2022. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U was released in Q2/2022.

Intel Core i9 (78)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (85)
Intel Core i 12000H (23)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9)
12	Generation	5
Alder Lake H	Architecture	Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i9-13950HX	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i9-12950HX has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-12950HX is 2.30 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U is at 2.90 GHz (4.40 GHz).
Intel Core i9-12950HX	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
16	Cores	6
24	Threads	12
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
2.30 GHz (5.00 GHz) 8x Golden Cove	A-Core	2.90 GHz (4.40 GHz) 6x Zen 3+
1.70 GHz (3.60 GHz) 8x Gracemont	B-Core	--
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 Core i9-12950HX	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i9-12950HX or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 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.
Intel UHD Graphics 770	GPU	AMD Radeon 660M
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	1.40 GHz
1.55 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.90 GHz
11	GPU Generation	9
10 nm	Technology	6 nm
3	Max. displays	3
32	Compute units	6
256	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 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.
Intel UHD Graphics 770	GPU	AMD Radeon 660M
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 Intel Core i9-12950HX can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.
Intel Core i9-12950HX	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
128 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
14.00 MB	L2 Cache	3.00 MB
30.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
5.0	PCIe version	4.0
20	PCIe lanes	12
78.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	23.6 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-12950HX is 55 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i9-12950HX	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
55 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
157 W	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	28 W
45 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i9-12950HX is manufactured in 10 nm and has 44.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 19.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i9-12950HX	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
10 nm	Technology	6 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1744	Socket	FP7
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2022	Release date	Q2/2022
590 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12950HX (100%)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U (78%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12950HX (100%)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U (47%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	1927 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1468 (76%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz	19655 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	8977 (46%)

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 Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	1861 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1465 (79%)

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 Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz	15711 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	6385 (41%)

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 Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	2349 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1879 (80%)

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 Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz	13649 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	7423 (54%)

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 Core i9-12950HX Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz	794 (54%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz	1459 (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 Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz	36411 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	16692 (46%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	575 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	3734 (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 Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	225 (100%)

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 Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	1546 (100%)

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