Intel Core i9 13900 vs i7 12700
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.0 GHz Intel Core i9 13900 with 24-cores against the 2.1 GHz i7 12700 with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop CPUs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900
- Newer - released 1-year later
- Has 12 more physical cores
- Has 11264 KB larger L3 cache size
- 17% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)
- Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 17% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2935 vs 2500 points
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Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1300 MB/sec | 780.6 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 177.5 Klines/sec | 107.9 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 391.2 pages/sec | 246.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 502.1 Mpixels/sec | 339.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 294.1 pages/sec | 250.8 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 69.1 images/sec | 56 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 137.6 images/sec | 84.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 42 Mpixels/sec | 25.6 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 190.2 GOps/sec | 107.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 130.9 GOps/sec | 82.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 205M Primes/sec | 105M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 71.6M Strings/sec | 40.4M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 38.9 GBytes/sec | 20.6 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 632.8 MBytes/sec | 384.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2676 Frames/sec | 1593 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 36.1B Matrices/sec | 24.8B Matrices/sec |
Value for money
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Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13900 and i7 12700General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 3, 2023 | January 1, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i9-13900 | i7-12700 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | UHD Graphics 770 |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.0 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.6 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| E-Cores | 16 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.5 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 24 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 20 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 20x | 21x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 12MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | 25MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 219 W | 180 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1650 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 256 |
| TMUs | 16 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 32 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR4-3200 - DDR5-4800 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i9 13900 official page | Intel Core i7 12700 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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