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Intel Core i9 12900K vs i7 13700

68 out of 100
Intel Core i9 12900K
VS
67 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13700
Intel Core i9 12900K
Intel Core i7 13700

We compared two 16-core desktop CPUs: the 3,2 GHz Intel Core i9 12900K against the 2.1 GHz i7 13700. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
62.2
(Average)
Value Index
26.5
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13700 and 12900K
Advantages of Intel Core i9 12900K
  • Unlocked multiplier
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • Newer - released 1 year and 3 months later
  • Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 12900K
vs
Core i7 13700

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i9 12900K +50%
1526
Core i7 13700
1014
Cinebench Scores (63rd and 149th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i9 12900K +4%
17003
Core i7 13700
16321
File compression 1260 MB/sec 1250 MB/sec
Clang compilation 146.1 Klines/sec 147.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 414.2 pages/sec 360.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 480.2 Mpixels/sec 466.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 273.2 pages/sec 285.4 pages/sec
Background blur 69.4 images/sec 66.7 images/sec
Photo processing 147.8 images/sec 122.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 34.4 Mpixels/sec 34.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 461 & 1031 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 12900K +15%
41115
Core i7 13700
35867
Integer math 139.2 GOps/sec 136.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 105.4 GOps/sec 96.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 145M Primes/sec 144M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 57.1M Strings/sec 46M Strings/sec
Data encryption 29.5 GBytes/sec 25.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 536.7 MBytes/sec 436.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 2203 Frames/sec 2017 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 33.6B Matrices/sec 26.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 11364 & 2714 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 12900K +4%
366.86
Core i7 13700
352.92

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.2 PPW 15.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 136 PPW 251.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 328.9 PPW 551.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.93 PPW 5.43 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i9 12900K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-12 (ElNils)Cinebench 2024114 / 1497
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-20 (Jarx)Geekbench 6 CPU2811 / 18033
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-24 (unsorted)Cinebench 2024109 / 1339
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-03 (AdKraemer)Cinebench 2024113 / 1414
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-20 (Lethal)Cinebench 2024116 / 1571
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Intel Core i7 13700
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-06 (Bughunter47)Cinebench 2024121 / 1237
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-12 (Elektronyx97)Geekbench 6 CPU2772 / 18553
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-12 (Elektronyx97)Cinebench 2024117 / 1581
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-04 (mr b)Cinebench 2024116 / 967
πŸ“˜ 2023-12-07 (Akirafjz)Cinebench 2024119 / 1014
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 12900K and i7 13700

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 27, 2021 January 3, 2023
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Raptor Lake
Model number i9-12900K i7-13700
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 770
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K - Intel Core Ultra 7 265
Intel CPU rating (53rd and 59th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3,2 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 2.4 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.9 GHz 4.1 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 24 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 32x 21x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 14MB (shared) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 30MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 241 W 219 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (54th and 60th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz 1600 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i9 12900K
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i7 13700
0.8 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i9 12900K official page Intel Core i7 13700 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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