Intel Core i7-12700KF vs Intel Core i9-13980HX. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 12000 Intel Core i 13000H
• Family
  Intel Core i7 Intel Core i9
• Generation
  12 13
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i7-11700KF -
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  8x Golden Cove 8x Raptor Cove
• B-Core
  4x Gracemont 16x Gracemont
• Base Frequency
  3.6 GHz -
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• CPU Cores
  12 24
• CPU Threads
  20 32
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  5 GHz -
• Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
  4.7 GHz -
• A-Core Frequency
  - 2.10 GHz (5.60 GHz)
• B-Core Frequency
  - 1.80 GHz (3.90 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
  None Intel UHD Graphics 770
• DirectX Version
  - 12
• Execution units
  - 32
• Generation
  - 11
• GPU Frequency
  - 300 MHz
• GPU Turbo
  - 1500 MHz
• Max. displays
  - 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  - 64 GB
• Release date
  - Q4/2021
• Shader
  - 256
• Technology
  - 10 nm

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

• AV1
  Decode Decode
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-13980HX and Intel Core i7-12700KF. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No Yes
• Max. Memory
  256 GB 128 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2 (Dual Channel)
• Memory type
  DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 DDR4-3200DDR5-5600LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200
• PCIe lanes
  20 -
• PCIe version
  5.0 -
• Memory Bandwidth
  - 89.6 GB/s
• PCIe
  - 5.0 x 20

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-12700KF and Intel Core i9-13980HX Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  100 °C 100 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  125 W 55 W
• TDP (PL2)
  228 W / 56 s 157 W
• TDP down
  - 45 W
• TDP up
  - 86 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-12700KF and Intel Core i9-13980HX, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Alder Lake S Raptor Lake H
• 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+
• L2-Cache
  2.5 MB 32 MB
• L3-Cache
  25 MB 36 MB
• Part Number
  BX8071512700K -
• Release date
  Q4/2021 Q1/2023
• Socket
  LGA 1700 BGA 1744
• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Chip design
  - Monolithic
• Operating systems
  - Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux