Intel Core i5-13420H vs Intel Core i9-12900H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-13420H and Intel Core i9-12900H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-13420H

Intel Core i9-12900H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13420H

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later

Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 4 Jan 2022

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900H

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
Around 9% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Around 75% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1146880x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3775 vs 3466
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27927 vs 18441

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
L1 cache	1120 KB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	17.5 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB vs 12MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3775 vs 3466
PassMark - CPU mark	27927 vs 18441

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-13420H
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-12900H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3466

3775

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18441

27927

Name	Intel Core i5-13420H	Intel Core i9-12900H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3466	3775
PassMark - CPU mark	18441	27927
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7124

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-13420H	Intel Core i9-12900H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	4 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$342	$617
Place in performance rating	397	413
Processor Number	i5-13420H	i9-12900H
Series	13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1120 KB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	17.5 MB
L3 cache	12MB (shared)	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	14
Number of threads	12	20
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, Up to LPDDR5/x 5200 MT/s, Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0xA7A8	0x46A6
Execution Units	48	96
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.40 GHz	1.45 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50 mm x 25 mm	50 x 25
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	28	28
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)