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The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X takes the lead in gaming due to its excellent single-core performance and strong multi-threaded throughput. Its 92 score leaves the Intel Core i7 12700H's 66 score in the dust.
The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X dominates in creative workloads with a perfect 92 score, thanks to its 16 cores and 32 threads with SMT. The Intel Core i7 12700H's 40 score is significantly lower.
Both CPUs have their strengths and weaknesses in power efficiency, with the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X scoring 69 and the Intel Core i7 12700H scoring 52. The difference is relatively small, making it a tie.
92 | Single-Core Performance | 66 |
92 | Multi-Core Performance | 40 |
69 | Power Efficiency | 52 |
| — | Integrated Graphics | 48 |
92 | QucikComparison Final Score | 54 |
| 16 | Cores | 14 |
| 170 W | TDP | 35-45 W (configurable) |
| 4 nm | Transistor size | 10 nm |
| 137 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 103 |
| 2320 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 1055 |
| 3418 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2353 |
| 21758 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 11165 |
| 1710 MB/sec | File compression | 907 MB/sec |
| 226 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 83.6 Klines/sec |
| 391.9 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 270.3 pages/sec |
| 586.8 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 350.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 351.6 pages/sec | Text processing | 236.4 pages/sec |
| 84.3 images/sec | Background blur | 44.8 images/sec |
| 144.4 images/sec | Photo processing | 95.7 images/sec |
| 55.7 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 18 Mpixels/sec |
| 4728 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 3499 |
| 65810 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 25194 |
| 241.7 GOps/sec | Integer math | 88.6 GOps/sec |
| 158.7 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 64 GOps/sec |
| 344M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 92M Primes/sec |
| 93.8M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 32.9M Strings/sec |
| 44.2 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 17.3 GBytes/sec |
| 893.4 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 295.5 MBytes/sec |
| 3256 Frames/sec | Physics | 1490 Frames/sec |
| 71.4B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 17.6B Matrices/sec |
| 598.37 | Blender CPU | 197.87 |
| 13.6 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 23.4 PPW |
| 128 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 248.1 PPW |
| 387.1 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 559.9 PPW |
| 3.52 PPW | Blender / Watt | 4.4 PPW |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 16 | P-Cores | 6 |
| 32 | P-Threads | 12 |
| 4.3 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 2.3 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| — | E-Cores | 8 |
| — | E-Threads | 8 |
| — | Base Frequency (E) | 1.7 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 16 | Total Cores | 14 |
| 32 | Total Threads | 20 |
| 43x | Multiplier | 23x |
| 80K (per core) | L1 Cache | 80K (per core) |
| 1MB (per core) | L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) |
| Yes | Unlocked Multiplier | No |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| 2200 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | 1400 MHz |
| — | Shading Units | 768 |
| — | TMUs | 48 |
| — | ROPs | 24 |
| — | Execution Units | 96 |
| — | iGPU FLOPS | 2.2 TFLOPS |
| - DDR5-5600 | Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| 192 GB | Max. Memory Size | 64 GB |
| 2 | Memory Channels | 2 |
| 89.6 GB/s | Max. Memory Bandwidth | — |
| Yes | ECC Support | No |
| Amd | Vendor | Intel |
| June 3, 2024 | Released | January 4, 2022 |
| Desktop | Type | Laptop |
| x86-64 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | Codename | Alder Lake |
| 9950X | Model number | i7-12700H |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| — | Transistors | — |
| 4 nm | Fabrication Process | 10 nm |
| 170 W | TDP (PL1) | 35-45 W (configurable) |
| AM5 | Socket | BGA-1744 |
| 95°C | Peak Temperature | 100°C |
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