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

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-13420H and Intel Core i9-12900HX 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 i9-12900HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13420H

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 55 Watt

Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 10 May 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 55 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900HX

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
Around 9% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1310720x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2621440x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3861 vs 3481
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34593 vs 18911

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
L1 cache	1280 KB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB vs 12MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3861 vs 3481
PassMark - CPU mark	34593 vs 18911

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3481

3861

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18911

34593

Name	Intel Core i5-13420H	Intel Core i9-12900HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3481	3861
PassMark - CPU mark	18911	34593
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		9511

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-13420H	Intel Core i9-12900HX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	10 May 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$342	$668
Place in performance rating	307	296
Processor Number	i5-13420H	i9-12900HX
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)	1280 KB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	20 MB
L3 cache	12MB (shared)	30 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	16
Number of threads	12	24
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 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
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0xA7A8
Execution Units	48	32
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.40 GHz	1.55 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
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	5120 x 3200 @ 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	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FCBGA1964
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	55 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	28	20
PCI Express revision		5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
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)