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Intel has announced its new Core i9-12950HX, a mobile processor with 16 cores and 55 watts of power. The new lineup includes seven chips in total, including two Core i9s, three Core i7s, and two Core i5s.

It looks like we have a new single-core performance champion in PassMark’s ranking. Although it hasn’t released yet, the Intel Core i9-11900K already made its way up to the top of the chart with a score of 3764 points alongside the Core 17-11700K in second-place, which scored 3548 points. These two upcoming processors make use of the Cypress Cove core architecture for increased IPC. Both processors feature 8x cores and 16x threads, but the Core i9 has higher operating frequencies, reaching ...