Intel Core i9-12950HX vs Intel Core i3-4110E

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Intel Core i9-12950HX CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-4110E
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Core i3-4110E

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-12950HX or Intel Core i3-4110E - 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 Intel Core i3-4110E has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4110E was released in Q2/2014.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
12 Generation 4
Alder Lake H Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- 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 Intel Core i3-4110E has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-4110E is at 2.60 GHz.
Intel Core i9-12950HX Characteristic Intel Core i3-4110E
16 Cores 2
24 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz (5.00 GHz)
8x Golden Cove		 A-Core 2.60 GHz
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 Intel Core i3-4110E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-12950HX or Intel Core i3-4110E 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 Intel HD Graphics 4600
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
11 GPU Generation 7.5
10 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
32 Compute units 20
256 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

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 UHD Graphics 770 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

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 Intel Core i3-4110E supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
Intel Core i9-12950HX Characteristic Intel Core i3-4110E
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1600
128 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
14.00 MB L2 Cache --
30.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-12950HX is 55 W, while the Intel Core i3-4110E has a TDP of 37 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i9-12950HX Characteristic Intel Core i3-4110E
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 37 W
157 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
45 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-12950HX is manufactured in 10 nm and has 44.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-4110E is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i9-12950HX Characteristic Intel Core i3-4110E
10 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1744 Socket BGA 1364
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2022 Release date Q2/2014
590 $ Release price 225 $
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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 Core i9-12950HX
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4110E Intel Core i3-4110E
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 0.90 GHz
288 (36%)

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 Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
1927 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4110E Intel Core i3-4110E
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
19655 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4110E Intel Core i3-4110E
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
1861 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4110E Intel Core i3-4110E
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
15711 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4110E Intel Core i3-4110E
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
2349 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4110E Intel Core i3-4110E
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
13649 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4110E Intel Core i3-4110E
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
36411 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4110E Intel Core i3-4110E
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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