Intel Core i7-12700K vs Intel Core i5-13420H. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
• Generation
  12 13
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 12000 Intel Core i 13000H
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i7-11700K Intel Core i5-12450H

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• GPU name
  Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Alder Lake S) Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (48 EU)
• GPU frequency
  0.40 GHz 0.20 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.45 GHz 1.20 GHz
• Execution units
  32 48
• Shader
  256 384
• Max. GPU Memory
  16 GB 32 GB
• Max. displays
  4 3
• Generation
  12 13
• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2021 Q1/2023

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  Decode Decode
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-13420H and Intel Core i7-12700K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 DDR4-3200DDR5-5200LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200
• Max. Memory
  256 GB 64 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2 (Dual Channel)

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-12700K and Intel Core i5-13420H to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP up
  -- 95 W
• TDP (PL2)
  228 W / 56 s 115 W
• TDP down
  -- 35 W
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C 100 °C

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-12700K and Intel Core i7-12700K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L2-Cache
  2.50 MB --
• L3-Cache
  25.00 MB 12.00 MB
• Architecture
  Alder Lake S Raptor Lake H
• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1700 BGA 1744
• Release date
  Q4/2021 Q1/2023
• Part Number
  BX8071512700K --