Intel Core i7-12800HE vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-12800HE and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core i7-12800HE

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-12800HE

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29805 vs 22797

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L3 cache	24 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	29805 vs 22797

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 7 nm
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3406 vs 3313

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 Apr 2022 vs Jan 2022
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3406 vs 3313

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-12800HE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3313

3406

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

29805

22797

Name	Intel Core i7-12800HE	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
PassMark - Single thread mark	3313	3406
PassMark - CPU mark	29805	22797

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-12800HE	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Zen 3+
Launch date	Jan 2022	19 Apr 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$506
Place in performance rating	272	299
Processor Number	i7-12800HE
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.3 GHz
L3 cache	24 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Number of cores	14	8
Number of threads	20	16
Die size		208 mm²
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
Maximum frequency		4.9 GHz
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s, Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR5-4800
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x46A6
Execution Units	96
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.35 GHz	2400 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50 mm x 25 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FP7
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	28	20
PCI Express revision		4.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)