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

Processor comparisons   30-08-2022
   If you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i7-12800HL vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, rendering, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, 7zip, Blender, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, Furmark, PassMark, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, Blender, AIDA64, WPrime, SuperPi, Prime95, 3DMark, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Valheim
Rainbow Six Siege
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Grand Theft Auto V
Overwatch
Watch Dogs Legion
Red Dead Redemption 2
Apex Legends
Fortnite
Valorant
Last Man Standing
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
DOOM: Eternal
Cyberpunk 2077
Halo Infinite
Death Stranding
Borderlands 3
Fallout 76

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS or Intel Core i7-12800HL.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i7-12800HL

60%

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

60%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-12800HL

57%

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

55%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	100.6	98.5
Valorant	114.3	112.0
Cyberpunk 2077	64.0	62.7
Apex Legends	107.4	105.2
Call of Duty Warzone	85.7	84.0
Overwatch	92.6	90.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	78.9	77.2
DOOM Eternal	57.1	56.0
Warzone	89.1	87.3
Assassin's Creed	96.0	94.0
Valheim	94.8	92.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-12800HL

128%

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

147%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS is more energy efficient than the Core i7-12800HL since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-12800HL	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
Cinbench 15 Single-core	448	319
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3274	3089
Cinbench 20 Single-core	1072	743
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	7432	6772
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2510	1844
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	24506	18847

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-12800HL	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
Single-Core	5878	4117
Multi-Core	34310	34073

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-12800HL	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
Single-Core	1738	1544
Multi-Core	12317	10313

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i7-12800HL	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
Announcement date	September 28, 2022	January 07, 2022
Type	Embedded	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FP7
Core name	Alder Lake	Rembrandt
Architecture	x86	Zen 3+
Generation	12	6
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	14	8
Threads	20	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	7200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	35 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR5
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
L1 cache		512KB
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache	24 MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	FP7: 100-000000541 FP7r2: 100-000000563

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS is 27% better than Core i7-12800HL in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-12800HL has 6 more core than Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-12800HL is better: 31
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS is better: 6
Although it should be understood that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i7-12800HL and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i7-12800HL - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i7-12800HL specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS specs and review.