Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 vs Intel Core i9-12950HX

Last updated: 2023-05-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5		Intel Core i9-12950HX
CPU comparison Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 or Intel Core i9-12950HX - 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 Xeon E3-1225 v5 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 was released in Q4/2015. The Intel Core i9-12950HX has 16 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-12950HX was released in Q2/2022.

Intel Xeon E3 (43)	Family	Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17)	CPU group	Intel Core i 12000H (23)
5	Generation	12
Skylake S	Architecture	Alder Lake H
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i9-13950HX

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz). The Intel Core i9-12950HX has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (5.00 GHz).
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-12950HX
4	Cores	16
4	Threads	24
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz)	A-Core	2.30 GHz (5.00 GHz) 8x Golden Cove
--	B-Core	1.70 GHz (3.60 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 Xeon E3-1225 v5	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-12950HX
--	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 P530	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 770
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
1.20 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.55 GHz
9	GPU Generation	11
14 nm	Technology	10 nm
3	Max. displays	3
24	Compute units	32
192	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 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 HD Graphics P530	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 770
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
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 Xeon E3-1225 v5 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-12950HX can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-12950HX
DDR4-2133	Memory	LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	14.00 MB
8.00 MB	L3 Cache	30.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	5.0
16	PCIe lanes	20
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 has a TDP of 80 W, that of the Intel Core i9-12950HX is 55 W.
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-12950HX
80 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	55 W
--	TDP (PL2)	157 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	45 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-12950HX cache has a total of 44.00 MB.
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-12950HX
14 nm	Technology	10 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	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
Q4/2015	Release date	Q2/2022
--	Release price	590 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 (58%)

Intel Core i9-12950HX (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 (23%)

Intel Core i9-12950HX (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 Xeon E3-1225 v5 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1068 (57%)
	Intel Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	1861 (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 Xeon E3-1225 v5 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	3528 (22%)
	Intel Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz	15711 (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 Xeon E3-1225 v5 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1389 (59%)
	Intel Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	2349 (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 Xeon E3-1225 v5 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	4027 (30%)
	Intel Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz	13649 (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 Xeon E3-1225 v5 Intel HD Graphics P530 @ 1.20 GHz	461 (58%)
	Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz	794 (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 Xeon E3-1225 v5 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	5947 (16%)
	Intel Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz	36411 (100%)

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 Xeon E3-1225 v5 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	1927 (100%)

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 Xeon E3-1225 v5 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz	19655 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	616.6 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 2.30 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 Xeon E3-1225 v5 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	155 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 5.00 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 Xeon E3-1225 v5 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	568 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-12950HX 16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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