Ryzen 9 9950X vs i7-12650H

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-12650H and Ryzen 9 9950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	515	58
Place by popularity	81	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	65.14
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Alder Lake-P	no data
Power efficiency	29.76	23.24
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-H (2022)	Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date	January 2022 (2 years ago)	15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-12650H and Ryzen 9 9950X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	10 (Deca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	32
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	5.7 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	4 nm
Die size	217 mm2	2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	16,630 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-12650H and Ryzen 9 9950X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	Intel BGA 1744	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-12650H and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i7-12650H and Ryzen 9 9950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-12650H and Ryzen 9 9950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-12650H and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4, DDR5

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) ( - 1400 MHz)

AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-12650H and Ryzen 9 9950X.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	24

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.16	41.77
Integrated graphics card	7.21	1.98
Physical cores	10	16
Threads	16	32
Chip lithography	10 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	170 Watt

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