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AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme vs Intel Core i9-12950HX

AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
57.6Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core i9-12950HX
57.9Inno Score
67.2Single-core71
47.4Multi-core56.5
73.5Efficiencyspec-based28.9
49.3Platformspec-based68.1
5 spec wins — AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme9 spec wins — Intel Core i9-12950HX

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme scores 57.6 against 57.9 for Intel Core i9-12950HX. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Intel Core i9-12950HX edges ahead in multi-core and single-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme

  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm
  • 49% lower Base TDP: 28 W vs 55 W

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i9-12950HX

  • Stronger single-core score: 71 vs 67
  • Stronger multi-core score: 57 vs 47
  • 349% higher Max TDP: 157 W vs 35 W
  • 167% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 3
  • 100% higher cores: 16 vs 8

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme versus Intel Core i9-12950HX
SpecAMD Ryzen Z2 ExtremeIntel Core i9-12950HX
Announced20252022
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP28 W+49%55 W
Max TDP35 W157 W+349%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme versus Intel Core i9-12950HX
SpecAMD Ryzen Z2 ExtremeIntel Core i9-12950HX
Cores816+100%
Performance cores38+167%
Efficiency cores58+60%
Threads1624+50%
Base clock2 GHz2.3 GHz+15%
Boost clock5 GHz5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB30 MB+88%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme versus Intel Core i9-12950HX
SpecAMD Ryzen Z2 ExtremeIntel Core i9-12950HX
iGPUAMD Radeon Graphics (16 cores)Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU)
iGPU clock2,900 MHz1,550 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme versus Intel Core i9-12950HX
SpecAMD Ryzen Z2 ExtremeIntel Core i9-12950HX
Memory supportLPDDR5X-8000 / DDR5-5600DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200
Max memory—128 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme versus Intel Core i9-12950HX
SpecAMD Ryzen Z2 ExtremeIntel Core i9-12950HX
Geekbench 6 (single)2,781Top 30%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,316Top 43%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,963+8%Top 22%1,812Top 43%
Cinebench R23 (multi)13,686Top 50%19,202+40%Top 21%
PassMark23,200Top 47%30,976+34%Top 24%
PassMark (single thread)3,899+4%Top 31%3,746Top 44%

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