Intel Core i7-13620H vs Intel Core i9-12900HX

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-13620H 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 i7-13620H

Intel Core i9-12900HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-13620H

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

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 2% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.90 GHz
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1310720x 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 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3814 vs 3680
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33744 vs 24795

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.90 GHz
L1 cache	1280 KB vs 80K (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB vs 24MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3814 vs 3680
PassMark - CPU mark	33744 vs 24795

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-13620H
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-12900HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3680

3814

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24795

33744

Name	Intel Core i7-13620H	Intel Core i9-12900HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3680	3814
PassMark - CPU mark	24795	33744
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		9417

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-13620H	Intel Core i9-12900HX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	10 May 2022
Place in performance rating	264	269
Processor Number	i7-13620H	i9-12900HX
Series	13th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$668
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	2MB (per core)
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1280 KB
L3 cache	24MB (shared)	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	10	16
Number of threads	16	24
L2 cache		20 MB
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	64	32
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.50 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)