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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/5\/10\/23065131\/intel-core-i9-12950hx-mobile-laptop-processor-16-cores-55-watts<\/a>
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Intel is announcing seven new mobile processors. The group, known as the \u201cHX\u201d line, includes two Core i5, three Core i7, and two Core i9 options.<\/p>\n

Intel\u2019s 12th Gen mobile chips haven\u2019t disappointed so far. We\u2019ve seen significant performance gains over the previous generation, though battery life has continued to be an area where the company often lags behind Apple and AMD. We don\u2019t necessarily expect the new HX CPUs to buck that trend \u2014 these are all about power. <\/p>\n

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Four of the seven chips here have 16 cores and 24 threads (with eight performance cores and eight efficiency cores). The flagship chip, the Core i9-12950HX, is the real beast. It runs at a base power of 55W, with a maximum turbo power of up to 157W. The performance and efficiency cores have maximum turbo frequencies of 5.0 GHz and 3.6 GHz, respectively, with base frequencies of 2.3 GHz and 1.7GHz, respectively. <\/p>\n

The chip is eligible for Intel\u2019s vPro management platform. <\/p>\n

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Intel is claiming (unsurprisingly) massive performance gains over previous generations. Its internal testing of the Core i9-12900HX (which looks just like the 12950HX on paper but isn\u2019t vPro eligible) shows a 17 percent increase in single-thread performance over last year\u2019s Core i9-11980HK and 64 percent in multi-thread tasks, as well as a wild 81 percent increase in 3D rendering performance.<\/p>\n

Now, we do (of course) have leaked benchmarks<\/a> from these chips, and while they won\u2019t mirror exactly what Intel tested, the results we have don\u2019t look too far off base. We\u2019re looking at some serious mobile power. <\/p>\n

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Intel also hinted at the laptops these chips will power, and it\u2019s an… interesting bunch. It includes powerful devices like MSI\u2019s GT77 Titan (which will include the 12900HX, according to the charts), Gigabyte\u2019s Aorus 17X, and Asus\u2019 ROG Strix Scar 17 SE. We also know that the 12900HX will appear in Lenovo\u2019s upcoming Legion 7i<\/a>. <\/p>\n

But there are also some ultraportable consumer devices on that slide, including Asus\u2019 Expertbook B6 (a cousin of one of the lightest laptops ever made<\/a>). That one, we expect, would include one of the more efficient options here.<\/p>\n

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It only takes a single glance at the spec sheet to understand that raw power is Intel\u2019s priority here. For many of the laptops on here (for example, the Titan), that makes complete sense. Gaming laptops, in general, are not famous for their incredible battery life. <\/p>\n

But these will be very <\/em>power-hungry chips (especially if the desktop chips are any indication). And while a minuscule lifespan isn\u2019t likely to be a dealbreaker for everyone who\u2019s shopping in the MSI Titan category, it does make such a laptop look less and less attractive compared to a desktop. And all-day battery life does make laptops on the AMD side like the Asus ROG Zephyrus G15<\/a> much more viable to double as a personal or work device, which is already a tough sell on many portable Intel-powered machines that are getting less than a few hours<\/a>. <\/p>\n

That makes the Expertbook a particularly interesting choice. The Expertbook is a line that\u2019s been renowned for both its light weight and battery life in the past \u2014 the last model we reviewed put up one of the highest battery life scores we have ever seen in a business laptop to date. It\u2019s not exactly the type of device we\u2019d expect to see a chip with desktop power in. Perhaps that indicates that some of these chips will be more efficient than they look, but we\u2019ll have to wait and see as units start to hit shelves.<\/p>\n