Intel Core i7-13650HX vs Intel Core i9-12900HX. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• Family
  Intel Core i7 Intel Core i9
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 13000H Intel Core i 12000H
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  13 12
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i7-12650HX --

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.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  14 / 20 16 / 24
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A-Core
  6x Raptor Cove 8x Golden Cove
• B-Core
  8x Gracemont 8x Gracemont
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• A-Core Frequency
  2.60 GHz (4.90 GHz) 2.30 GHz (5.00 GHz)
• B-Core Frequency
  1.90 GHz (3.60 GHz) 1.70 GHz (3.60 GHz)

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 UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) Intel UHD Graphics 770
• GPU frequency
  0.40 GHz 0.30 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.55 GHz 1.55 GHz
• Execution units
  16 32
• Shader
  128 256
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB 64 GB
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Generation
  13 11
• Direct X
  12 12
• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2023 Q4/2021

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
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• 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 i9-12900HX and Intel Core i7-13650HX. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 128 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
• Bandwidth
  76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
• ECC
  Yes No
• PCIe
  5.0 x 20 5.0 x 20
• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-13650HX and Intel Core i9-12900HX to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL2)
  157 W 157 W
• TDP up
  86 W 86 W
• TDP down
  45 W 45 W
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C 100 °C

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-13650HX and Intel Core i7-13650HX, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm
• Chip design
  Monolithic Monolithic
• Socket
  BGA 1744 BGA 1744
• L2-Cache
  -- 14.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  24.00 MB 30.00 MB
• Architecture
  Raptor Lake H Alder Lake H
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• Release date
  Q1/2023 Q2/2022
• Release price
  485 $ 606 $
• Documents
  Technical data sheet Technical data sheet