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

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-12900T and Intel Core i7-13700T 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.

Intel Core i9-12900T

Intel Core i7-13700T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900T

Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30056 vs 27439

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	30056 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 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3880 vs 3819

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 4 Jan 2022
L2 cache	32 MB vs 20 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3880 vs 3819

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3819

3880

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30056

27439

Name	Intel Core i9-12900T	Intel Core i7-13700T
PassMark - Single thread mark	3819	3880
PassMark - CPU mark	30056	27439

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-12900T	Intel Core i7-13700T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Raptor Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	4 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$538	$384
Place in performance rating	201	205
Processor Number	i9-12900T	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	4.90 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
Graphics
Device ID	0x4680	0xA780
Execution Units	32	32
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.55 GHz	1.60 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770	Intel UHD Graphics 770
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	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
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)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020D	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
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
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)