Intel Core i9-13950HX vs Intel Core i5-12450HX

Processor comparisons   14-11-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i9-13950HX vs Intel Core i5-12450HX and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, streaming, machine learning, rendering, video editing. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like Blender, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark, 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, Gears 5, AIDA64, Handbrake, PCMark 10, RealBench, Blender, 7zip, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-12450HX or Intel Core i9-13950HX.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-13950HX

64%

Core i5-12450HX

57%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-13950HX is 10% better than Core i5-12450HX. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-13950HX

64%

Core i5-12450HX

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	112.9	96.9
Valorant	128.3	110.1
Cyberpunk 2077	71.9	61.6
Apex Legends	120.6	103.5
Call of Duty Warzone	96.2	82.5
Overwatch	103.9	89.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	88.5	75.9
DOOM Eternal	64.2	55.0
Warzone	100.1	85.9
Assassin's Creed	107.8	92.5
Valheim	106.5	91.4

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. So 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i9-13950HX

124%

Core i5-12450HX

101%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-13950HX is more energy efficient than the Core i5-12450HX as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 55W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i9-13950HX	Intel Core i5-12450HX
Cinbench 15 Single-core	446	324
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	4439	2314
Cinbench 20 Single-core	726	764
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	9835	5244
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2507	1775
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	28251	17265

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

	Intel Core i9-13950HX	Intel Core i5-12450HX
Single-Core	2295	4149
Multi-Core	48131	24167

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

	Intel Core i9-13950HX	Intel Core i5-12450HX
Single-Core	2423	1679
Multi-Core	24434	8683

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. 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, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-13950HX	Intel Core i5-12450HX
Announcement date	November 12, 2022	June 26, 2022
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FCBGA1964
Core name	Raptor Lake	Alder Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	13	12
Turbo Frequency	5.6 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	24	8
Threads	32	12
Bus rate	16 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	10200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	55 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	6500
Memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache	4 MB
L2 cache	24 MB
L3 cache	68 MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-13950HX is 8% better than Core i5-12450HX in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-13950HX has 16 more core than Core i5-12450HX. 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 i9-13950HX is better: 32
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-12450HX is better: 4
However, it should be realized that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i9-13950HX and Intel Core i5-12450HX before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i9-13950HX - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-13950HX specs and review.

Intel Core i5-12450HX - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-12450HX specs and review.