Compare Intel Core i9 12900HK Vs Intel Core i9 8950HK

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Should you use Intel Core i9 12900HK 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 i9 12900HK 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 i9 12900HK has a Base frequency of 3.8 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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Laptop Chipsets

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Power
Fabrication process 10 nm14 nm
TDP 45 W45 W
Max. temperature 100°C100°C
General
Vendor IntelIntel
Released January 4, 2022April 3, 2018
Type LaptopLaptop
instruction set x86-64x86-64
Codename Alder Lake-HCoffee Lake
Model number i9-12900HKi9-8950HK
Socket BGA-1744BGA-1440
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) UHD Graphics 630
Performance
Cores 146
Threads 2012
Base Frequency 3.8 GHz2.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 5 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 38x37x
L1 Cache 80K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared)12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier YesYes
IGPU
Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1450 MHz1200 MHz
Shading Units 768192
TMUs 4824
ROPs 243
Execution Units 9624
TGP 15 W15 W
Memory
Memory types DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Size 64 GB64 GB
Max. Memory Channels 22
Misc
PCI Express Version 4.03.0
PCI Express Lanes 2816
Official page https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/132215/intel-core-i912900hk-processor-24m-cache-up-to-5-00-ghz.htmlhttps://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) 18981193
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core) 181196892
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) 18291088
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) 138155287
iGPU FLOPS 1.69 TFLOPS0.38 TFLOPS

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Detailed Comparison of Intel Core i9 12900HK vs Intel Core i9 8950HK

Intel Core i9 12900HK 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 i9 12900HK vs Intel Core i9 8950HK

Coming to the Memory, Intel Core i9 12900HK 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 i9 12900HK vs Intel Core i9 8950HK

Intel Core i9 12900HK has 14 cores with 20 threads whereas Intel Core i9 8950HK has 6 cores with 20 threads. Intel Core i9 12900HK has base frequency of 3.8 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 i9 12900HK or Intel Core i9 8950HK?

Intel Core i9 8950HK has higher Geekbench 5 score with total score of 5287 compare to Intel Core i9 12900HK with a score of 13815.

Q. Which model has higher base frequency among Intel Core i9 12900HK and Intel Core i9 8950HK?

Intel Core i9 12900HK has a higher base frequency of 3.8 GHz compared to Intel Core i9 8950HK with 2.9 GHz base frequency.

Q. Which model has higher number of cores - Intel Core i9 12900HK or Intel Core i9 8950HK?

Intel Core i9 8950HK has 6 cores which is higher than Intel Core i9 12900HK that has 14 cores.

Q. What are some of the best laptops having - Intel Core i9 12900HK in the market?

Best laptops having Intel Core i9 12900HK are Dell XPS 9720 Gaming Laptop.

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