Intel Core i7-13650HX vs Intel Core i7-12800HX

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-13650HX and Intel Core i7-12800HX 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 i7-13650HX

Intel Core i7-12800HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-13650HX

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
Around 40% 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: 3824 vs 3767

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 10 May 2022
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
L2 cache	28 MB vs 20 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3824 vs 3767

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-12800HX

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 4% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32661 vs 31653
Around 6% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 9505 vs 8971

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 14
Number of threads	24 vs 20
L1 cache	1280 KB vs 1120 KB
L3 cache	25 MB vs 24 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	32661 vs 31653
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	9505 vs 8971

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-13650HX
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-12800HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3824

3767

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

31653

32661

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

8971

9505

Name	Intel Core i7-13650HX	Intel Core i7-12800HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3824	3767
PassMark - CPU mark	31653	32661
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8971	9505

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-13650HX	Intel Core i7-12800HX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	10 May 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$485	$502
Place in performance rating	343	331
Processor Number	i7-13650HX	i7-12800HX
Series	13th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1120 KB	1280 KB
L2 cache	28 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	14	16
Number of threads	20	24
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	76.8 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 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0xA78B
Execution Units	16	32
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.55 GHz	1.45 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	5120 x 3200 @ 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	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1964	FCBGA1964
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	55 Watt
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
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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)