i9-12900HX vs Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W)

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Core i9-12900HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated259
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiencyno data36.52
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)Alder Lake-HX (2022)
Release dateOctober 2008 (16 years ago)10 May 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Core i9-12900HX 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speedno data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size285 mm2215 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors450 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Core i9-12900HX 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 configuration11
SocketAM2+FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Core i9-12900HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Core i9-12900HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Core i9-12900HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Core i9-12900HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.55 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Core i9-12900HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Core i9-12900HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Core i9-12900HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Core i9-12900HX.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 16
Threads 4 24
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 55 Watt

i9-12900HX has 300% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and 127.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) and Core i9-12900HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) is a desktop processor while Core i9-12900HX is a notebook one.


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