Intel Core i9-12950HX vs Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4

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Intel Core i9-12950HX CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-12950HX or Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 - 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 Xeon E5-2630L v4 has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 was released in Q1/2016.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Xeon E5 (71)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24)
12 Generation 6
Alder Lake H Architecture Broadwell E
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3
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 Xeon E5-2630L v4 has 10 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 is at 1.80 GHz (2.90 GHz).

Intel Core i9-12950HX Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
16 Cores 10
24 Threads 20
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz (5.00 GHz)
8x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.80 GHz (2.90 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 Xeon E5-2630L v4
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-12950HX or Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 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 no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

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 Xeon E5-2630L v4 supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 68.2 GB/s.

Intel Core i9-12950HX Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2133
128 GB Max. Memory 1536 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
14.00 MB L2 Cache --
30.00 MB L3 Cache 25.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 40
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-12950HX is 55 W, while the Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i9-12950HX Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
157 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
45 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-12950HX is manufactured in 10 nm and has 44.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 25.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i9-12950HX Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
10 nm Technology 14 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 LGA 2011-3
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 Q1/2016
590 $ Release price 610 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12950HX (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 (45%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12950HX (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 (36%)

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 Xeon E5-2630L v4 Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
10C 20T @ 2.90 GHz
832 (45%)

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 Xeon E5-2630L v4 Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
6122 (39%)

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 Xeon E5-2630L v4 Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
10C 20T @ 2.90 GHz
1022 (44%)

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 Xeon E5-2630L v4 Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
5406 (40%)

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 Xeon E5-2630L v4 Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
10499 (29%)

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 Xeon E5-2630L v4 Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
10C 20T @ 2.90 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 Xeon E5-2630L v4 Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon E5-2630L v4 Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
10C 20T @ 2.90 GHz
121 (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 Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
1160 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
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