Intel Core i7 13620H vs i7 12650H

We compared two 10-core laptop CPUs: the 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13620H against the 2.3 GHz i7 12650H. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12650H and 13620H
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13620H
  • Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2494 vs 2293 points
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
12296
File compression 1100 MB/sec 786 MB/sec
Clang compilation 86.7 Klines/sec 76 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 293.8 pages/sec 237.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 338.2 Mpixels/sec 302.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 251.9 pages/sec 234.7 pages/sec
Background blur 52.1 images/sec 47.2 images/sec
Photo processing 107.8 images/sec 88.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 20 Mpixels/sec 17.3 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 978 & 1022 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
23250
Integer math 79.1 GOps/sec 71.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 58.1 GOps/sec 53.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 94M Primes/sec 88M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 28.5M Strings/sec 26M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15 GBytes/sec 13.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 270 MBytes/sec 241.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 1561 Frames/sec 1374 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 16.8B Matrices/sec 15B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 7401 & 4012 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
185.51

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 18.1 PPW 16 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 273.2 PPW 231.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 516.7 PPW 472.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.12 PPW 3.52 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 13620H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Texar)Cinebench 2026531 / 1297
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-17 (kam)Geekbench 6 CPU2647 / 13329
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-03 (Sus Go0d)Geekbench 6 CPU2523 / 11616
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-23 (Gigant)Geekbench 6 CPU2644 / 11794
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-23 (Gigant)Cinebench 2024113 / 914
Intel Core i7 12650H
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13620H and i7 12650H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 January 4, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Alder Lake
Model number i7-13620H i7-12650H
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (64EU) UHD Graphics (64EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
Successor - Intel Core 7 240H -
Intel CPU rating (122nd and 156th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.4 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.6 GHz 3.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 10 10
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 24x 23x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 115 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 1400 MHz
Shading Units 512 512
TMUs 32 32
ROPs 16 16
Execution Units 64 64
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
1.5 TFLOPS
1.4 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR5x-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
- DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 13620H official page Intel Core i7 12650H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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