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Intel Core i9 13900H vs i9 12900H

58 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13900H
VS
55 out of 100
Intel Core i9 12900H
Intel Core i9 13900H
Intel Core i9 12900H

We compared two 14-core laptop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i9 13900H against the 2.5 GHz i9 12900H. 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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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12900H and 13900H
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900H
  • Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5 GHz)
  • 12% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2676 vs 2397 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 13900H
vs
Core i9 12900H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 614 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 4378 -
Cinebench Scores (#157th 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 13900H +23%
14739
Core i9 12900H
11964
File compression 1320 MB/sec 898.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 107.9 Klines/sec 97.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 372.2 pages/sec 270 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 426.6 Mpixels/sec 325.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 270.4 pages/sec 248.3 pages/sec
Background blur 59.2 images/sec 52.7 images/sec
Photo processing 135.5 images/sec 94.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 24.7 Mpixels/sec 23.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 897 & 626 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 13900H +2%
27089
Core i9 12900H
26596
Integer math 95.4 GOps/sec 91.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 68.3 GOps/sec 66 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 102M Primes/sec 104M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 35M Strings/sec 34.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 18.6 GBytes/sec 18 GBytes/sec
Data compression 320.1 MBytes/sec 308.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 1695 Frames/sec 1700 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19B Matrices/sec 18.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4377 & 3998 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 13900H +1%
212.33
Core i9 12900H
210.35

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.1 PPW 21.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 327.5 PPW 265.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 602 PPW 591 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.72 PPW 4.67 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 13900H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-12 -> sevensraysCinebench 2026614 / 4378
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-12 -> sevensraysGeekbench 6 CPU2382 / 13356
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-24 (JoseBedo)Cinebench 2024113 / 723
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Intel Core i9 12900H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-21 (Robert L)Cinebench 2024104 / 765
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-02 (Toksik Vegeta)Cinebench 2024107 / 984
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13900H and i9 12900H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 January 4, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Alder Lake
Model number i9-13900H i9-12900H
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU) Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS - AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 288V - Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
Intel CPU rating (95th and 115th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.6 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.9 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.1 GHz 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 14
Total Threads 20 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 26x 25x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 115 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (123rd and 152nd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 1450 MHz
Shading Units 768 768
TMUs 48 48
ROPs 24 24
Execution Units 96 96
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i9 13900H +5%
2.3 TFLOPS
Core i9 12900H
2.2 TFLOPS
See: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i9 13900H official page Intel Core i9 12900H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

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