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Intel Core i7-6800K vs Intel Core i7-13700HX. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2016
Intel Core i7-6800K
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Q1/2023
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Intel Core i7-13700HX
Intel Core i7-13700HX

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-6800K or Intel Core i7-13700HX? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i7-6800K has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 140 W. Released in Q2/2016.

Intel Core i7-13700HX has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz (5.00 GHz). 16 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 55 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-6800K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    276 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    202 place
  • More number of cores

    10 more cores

    16 left arrow 6
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    55 W left arrow 140 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-13700HX CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    391 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
Intel Core i7-13700HX Intel Core i7-13700HX
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 6000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000H
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Core i7-12800HX
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

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

  • A-Core
    - left arrow 8x Raptor Cove
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 8x Gracemont
  • Base Frequency
    3.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 16
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 1.80 GHz (5.00 GHz)
  • B-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 1.80 GHz (3.70 GHz)
IGPU

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

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 32
  • Generation
    - left arrow 11
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 300 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1500 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2021
  • Shader
    - left arrow 256
  • Technology
    - left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-13700HX and Intel Core i7-6800K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-5600LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200
  • PCIe lanes
    28 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 89.6 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow 5.0 x 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-6800K and Intel Core i7-13700HX 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 left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    140 W left arrow 55 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 157 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 45 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 86 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-6800K and Intel Core i7-13700HX, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Skylake S left arrow Raptor Lake H
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 24 MB
  • L3-Cache
    15 MB left arrow 30 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow BGA 1744
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Monolithic
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i7-6800K

Intel Core i7-13700HX

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 22 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i7-13700HX 6443.714157 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 22 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: HP / 8BB0
Duration: 155.19 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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