Intel Core i9-12900F vs Intel Core i7-13700T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-12900F and Intel Core i7-13700T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i9-12900F

Intel Core i7-13700T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900F

Around 4% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 4.90 GHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4035 vs 3880
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36440 vs 27439

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz vs 4.90 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4035 vs 3880
PassMark - CPU mark	36440 vs 27439

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-13700T

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 60% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 4 Jan 2022
L2 cache	32 MB vs 20 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-12900F
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-13700T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4035

3880

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36440

27439

Name	Intel Core i9-12900F	Intel Core i7-13700T
PassMark - Single thread mark	4035	3880
PassMark - CPU mark	36440	27439
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10516

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-12900F	Intel Core i7-13700T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Raptor Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	4 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$540	$384
Place in performance rating	192	205
Processor Number	i9-12900F	i7-13700T
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors	13th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1280 KB	1280 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz	4.90 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	24	24
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	89.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C	PCG 2020D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost 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)
Graphics
Device ID		0xA780
Execution Units		32
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.60 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 770
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5