Intel Core i9-12950HX vs Intel Xeon W-11855M

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Intel Core i9-12950HX CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon W-11855M
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Xeon W-11855M

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-12950HX or Intel Xeon W-11855M - 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 W-11855M has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-11855M was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group Intel Xeon W-11000M (8)
12 Generation 11
Alder Lake H Architecture Tiger Lake H
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 Intel Xeon W-11855M has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-11855M is at 3.20 GHz (4.90 GHz).

Intel Core i9-12950HX Characteristic Intel Xeon W-11855M
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 3.20 GHz (4.90 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 W-11855M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-12950HX or Intel Xeon W-11855M 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 UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.45 GHz
11 GPU Generation 11
10 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 3
32 Compute units 32
256 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)
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 Intel Xeon W-11855M supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Core i9-12950HX Characteristic Intel Xeon W-11855M
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
14.00 MB L2 Cache --
30.00 MB L3 Cache 18.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
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 W-11855M has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i9-12950HX Characteristic Intel Xeon W-11855M
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
157 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
45 W TDP down 35 W
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 Xeon W-11855M is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 18.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i9-12950HX Characteristic Intel Xeon W-11855M
10 nm Technology 10 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, AVX-512
BGA 1744 Socket BGA 1787
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
Q2/2022 Release date Q2/2021
590 $ Release price 450 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12950HX (100%)
Intel Xeon W-11855M (86%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12950HX (100%)
Intel Xeon W-11855M (55%)

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 W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
1540 (80%)

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 W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
10518 (54%)

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 W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
1642 (88%)

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 W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
7968 (51%)

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 W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
2142 (91%)

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 W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
8624 (63%)

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 W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742 (93%)

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 W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
18367 (50%)

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 Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
599 (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 Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
4586 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Xeon W-11855M
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