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Intel Core i9 13900HX vs i7 13700HX

68 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13900HX
VS
59 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13700HX
Intel Core i9 13900HX
Intel Core i7 13700HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core i9 13900HX with 24-cores against the 2.1 GHz i7 13700HX with 16-cores. 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 13700HX and 13900HX
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900HX
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5 GHz)
  • 14% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2865 vs 2503 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 13900HX
vs
Core i7 13700HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (49th and 99th 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 13900HX +22%
16919
Core i7 13700HX
13824
File compression 1330 MB/sec 1030 MB/sec
Clang compilation 167.1 Klines/sec 125.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 411.6 pages/sec 302.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 473.4 Mpixels/sec 380.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 281.2 pages/sec 249.2 pages/sec
Background blur 54.2 images/sec 52.9 images/sec
Photo processing 129.9 images/sec 113.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 35.7 Mpixels/sec 27.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1097 & 606 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 13900HX +31%
41501
Core i7 13700HX
31601
Integer math 151 GOps/sec 113.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 106.8 GOps/sec 83.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 184M Primes/sec 118M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 57.1M Strings/sec 40.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 30.9 GBytes/sec 21.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 511.7 MBytes/sec 381.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 2532 Frames/sec 1782 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 29.4B Matrices/sec 23.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4223 & 2352 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 13900HX +36%
355.81
Core i7 13700HX
261.4

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 31.6 PPW 23.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 307.6 PPW 251.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 754.6 PPW 574.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.47 PPW 4.75 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 13900HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-01 (lubby)Cinebench 2024115 / 1737
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-12 (Mos)Cinebench 2024103 / 1014
πŸ“˜ 2024-08-11 (Guest #2)Cinebench 2024117 / 1580
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Intel Core i7 13700HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-19 (Pckopat)Cinebench 202473 / 972
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-15 (LinyanShu)Geekbench 6 CPU2535 / 14327
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-15 (LinyanShu)Cinebench 2024108 / 1068
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-23 (Kuppi)Cinebench 2024105 / 858
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-11 (AsimKhan)Cinebench 2024105 / 859
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13900HX and i7 13700HX

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 January 3, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number i9-13900HX i7-13700HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) UHD Graphics (32EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX - AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX - Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
Intel CPU rating (52nd and 90th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.2 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 8
E-Threads 16 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.6 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.9 GHz 3.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 24 16
Total Threads 32 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 22x 21x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 30MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 157 W 157 W
Socket BGA-1964 BGA-1964
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (63rd and 114th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1650 MHz 1550 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i9 13900HX
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i7 13700HX
0.8 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 770 compared to Graphics Xe (32 EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 192 GB
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 13900HX official page Intel Core i7 13700HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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