Compare Intel Core i5 12500H Vs Intel Core i9 8950HK

Should you use Intel Core i5 12500H or Intel Core i9 8950HK? Well, your search ends here. Find out which Laptop chipset would work best for you. Compare the two models on the basis of their Performance, memory, IGPU and benchmark scores. Intel Core i5 12500H is manufactured by Intel in India whereas Intel Core i9 8950HK is manufactured by Intel in India. Base frequency and memory size are the primary matrices to judge the overall speed and performance of the chipset. Intel Core i5 12500H has a Base frequency of 3.3 GHz and 64 GB memory size whereas Intel Core i9 8950HK has a base frequency of 2.9 GHz and 64 GB memory.

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Power
Fabrication process	10 nm	14 nm
TDP	45 W	45 W
Max. temperature	100°C	100°C

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Intel Core i5 12500H
Intel Core i9 8950HK

General
Vendor	Intel	Intel
Released	January 4, 2022	April 3, 2018
Type	Laptop	Laptop
instruction set	x86-64	x86-64
Codename	Alder Lake-H	Coffee Lake
Model number	i5-12500H	i9-8950HK
Socket	BGA-1744	BGA-1440
Integrated GPU	Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)	UHD Graphics 630

Performance
Cores	12	6
Threads	16	12
Base Frequency	3.3 GHz	2.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency	4.5 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	33x	37x
L1 Cache	80K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 Cache	1280K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 Cache	18MB (shared)	12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No	Yes

IGPU
Integrated Graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)	Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU Base Clock	300 MHz	350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	1300 MHz	1200 MHz
Shading Units	640	192
TMUs	40	24
ROPs	20	3
Execution Units	80	24
TGP	15 W	15 W

Memory
Memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Size	64 GB	64 GB
Max. Memory Channels	2	2

Misc
PCI Express Version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express Lanes	28	16
Official page	https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/96141/intel-core-i512500h-processor-18m-cache-up-to-4-50-ghz.html	https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/134903/intel-core-i9-8950hk-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-80-ghz.html

Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)	1693	1193
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)	14679	6892
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)	1672	1088
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)	9986	5287
iGPU FLOPS	1.41 TFLOPS	0.38 TFLOPS

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Detailed Comparison of Intel Core i5 12500H vs Intel Core i9 8950HK

Intel Core i5 12500H has been announced on January 2022 whereas Intel Core i9 8950HK has been announced on April 2018. Check out detailed comparison with key specs below:

Memory Comparison: Intel Core i5 12500H vs Intel Core i9 8950HK

Coming to the Memory, Intel Core i5 12500H has a memory size of 64 GB while Intel Core i9 8950HK comes up with 64 GB. Max. Memory Channels used in the first compared laptop chipset is 2 and Max. Memory Channels used in the other laptop chipset 2.

Performance Comparison: Intel Core i5 12500H vs Intel Core i9 8950HK

Intel Core i5 12500H has 12 cores with 16 threads whereas Intel Core i9 8950HK has 6 cores with 16 threads. Intel Core i5 12500H has base frequency of 3.3 GHz whereas Intel Core i9 8950HKhas base frequency of 2.9 GHz.

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Q. Which model has higher Geekbench 5 (multi-core) score - Intel Core i5 12500H or Intel Core i9 8950HK?

Intel Core i5 12500H has higher Geekbench 5 score with total score of 9986 compare to Intel Core i9 8950HK with a score of 5287.

Q. Which model has higher base frequency among Intel Core i5 12500H and Intel Core i9 8950HK?

Intel Core i5 12500H has a higher base frequency of 3.3 GHz compared to Intel Core i9 8950HK with 2.9 GHz base frequency.

Q. Which model has higher number of cores - Intel Core i5 12500H or Intel Core i9 8950HK?

Intel Core i9 8950HK has 6 cores which is higher than Intel Core i5 12500H that has 12 cores.

Q. What are some of the best laptops having - Intel Core i5 12500H in the market?

Best laptops having Intel Core i5 12500H are Asus Vivobook S14 S3402ZA-LY542WS Laptop (12th Gen Core i5/ 16GB/ 512GB SSD/ Win11 Home), Asus Vivobook 15 X1502ZA-EJ523WS Laptop (12th Gen Core i5/ 8GB/ 512GB SSD/ Win11), Asus Vivobook 15 X1502ZA-EJ544WS Laptop (12th Gen Core i5/ 16GB/ 512GB SSD/ Win11).

Q. What are some of the best laptops having - Intel Core i9 8950HK in the market?

Best laptops having Intel Core i9 8950HK are Dell XPS 15 9570 Laptop (8th Gen Ci9/ 32GB/ 1TB SSD/ Win10/ 4GB Graph), Dell Alienware 15 R4 (B569905WIN9) Laptop (8th Gen Core i9/ 32GB/ 1TB 512GB SSD/ Windows10/ 8GB Graph), Dell XPS 15 7590 Laptop (9th Gen Core i9 / 32GB/ 1TB SSD/ Win10/ 4GB Graph).

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