Intel Core i9 13980HX vs i9 12900HX
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core i9 13980HX with 24-cores against the 2.3 GHz i9 12900HX with 16-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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13980HX
- Has 8 more physical cores
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- Newer - released 8 months later
- 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
- 12% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 5 GHz)
- 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2760 vs 2517 points
Advantages of Intel Core i9 12900HX
- Unlocked multiplier
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (24th and 101st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1400 MB/sec | 1110 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 161.1 Klines/sec | 121.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 432.8 pages/sec | 336.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 469.4 Mpixels/sec | 382.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 277 pages/sec | 254 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 53.3 images/sec | 58.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 136.1 images/sec | 116.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 36.2 Mpixels/sec | 29.6 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 163.4 GOps/sec | 112.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 116.3 GOps/sec | 83.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 186M Primes/sec | 132M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 64.7M Strings/sec | 43.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 34.5 GBytes/sec | 22.7 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 572.8 MBytes/sec | 396.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2510 Frames/sec | 2020 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 33B Matrices/sec | 24.1B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 36.6 PPW | 23.1 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 315.2 PPW | 262.9 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 824.3 PPW | 598.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 6.96 PPW | 5.56 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 13980HX
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2025-12-14 (Judicatio) | Cinebench 2024 | 128 / 1861 |
| ๐ 2025-03-18 (Rennsport) | GeekBench | 2951 / 17667 |
| ๐ 2024-06-27 (PPLord) | Cinebench 2024 | 120 / 1190 |
Intel Core i9 12900HX
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13980HX and i9 12900HXGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 3, 2023 | May 10, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i9-13980HX | i9-12900HX |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (32EU) | UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | - AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX |
| Successor | - | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX |
Intel CPU rating (40th and 86th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.6 GHz | 5 GHz |
| E-Cores | 16 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.6 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 24 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 22x | 23x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | 30MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
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 | 100ยฐC | 100ยฐC |
Laptop processors ranking (47th and 108th 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
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 13980HX official page | Intel Core i9 12900HX official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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