Intel Xeon W-11955M vs Intel Core i9-12950HX

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Intel Xeon W-11955M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-12950HX
Intel Xeon W-11955M Intel Core i9-12950HX

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon W-11955M 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 W-11955M has 8 cores with 16 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 Xeon W-11955M was released in Q2/2021.

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 W (83) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Xeon W-11000M (8) CPU group Intel Core i 12000H (23)
11 Generation 12
Tiger Lake H Architecture Alder Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i9-13950HX

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-11955M is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (5.00 GHz). The Intel Core i9-12950HX has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (5.00 GHz).
Intel Xeon W-11955M Characteristic Intel Core i9-12950HX
8 Cores 16
16 Threads 24
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.60 GHz (5.00 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 W-11955M 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 UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.55 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 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
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 Xeon W-11955M supports a maximum of 128 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 W-11955M Characteristic Intel Core i9-12950HX
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 14.00 MB
24.00 MB L3 Cache 30.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 5.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
39.4 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 W-11955M has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Core i9-12950HX is 55 W.
Intel Xeon W-11955M Characteristic Intel Core i9-12950HX
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
-- TDP (PL2) 157 W
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down 45 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-11955M has a 24.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-12950HX cache has a total of 44.00 MB.
Intel Xeon W-11955M Characteristic Intel Core i9-12950HX
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, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
BGA 1787 Socket BGA 1744
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2021 Release date Q2/2022
623 $ Release price 590 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-11955M (89%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-11955M (67%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX (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 W-11955M Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1574 (82%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX 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 W-11955M Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
12836 (65%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
19655 (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 W-11955M Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1758 (94%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX 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 W-11955M Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
10225 (65%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX 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 W-11955M Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
2164 (92%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX 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 W-11955M Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
9986 (73%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX 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 W-11955M Intel Xeon W-11955M
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742 (93%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX 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 W-11955M Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
23067 (63%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
36411 (100%)

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 Xeon W-11955M Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
610 (100%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon W-11955M Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
5547 (100%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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