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Intel Core i7 13700HX vs i7 12700H

59 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13700HX
VS
54 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12700H
Intel Core i7 13700HX
Intel Core i7 12700H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core i7 13700HX with 16-cores against the 2.3 GHz i7 12700H with 14-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

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 12700H and 13700HX
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700HX
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700H
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) integrated graphics: 2.2 vs 0.8 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 13700HX
vs
Core i7 12700H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (99th and 142nd place)
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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)
Core i7 13700HX +24%
13824
Core i7 12700H
11165
File compression 1030 MB/sec 907 MB/sec
Clang compilation 125.3 Klines/sec 83.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 302.7 pages/sec 270.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 380.8 Mpixels/sec 350.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 249.2 pages/sec 236.4 pages/sec
Background blur 52.9 images/sec 44.8 images/sec
Photo processing 113.6 images/sec 95.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 27.9 Mpixels/sec 18 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 606 & 901 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 13700HX +27%
31601
Core i7 12700H
24970
Integer math 113.4 GOps/sec 87.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 83.4 GOps/sec 63.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 118M Primes/sec 91M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.9M Strings/sec 32.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 21.7 GBytes/sec 17.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 381.2 MBytes/sec 292.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1782 Frames/sec 1476 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 23.4B Matrices/sec 17.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2352 & 12064 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 13700HX +32%
261.4
Core i7 12700H
197.87

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 23.2 PPW 23.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 251.3 PPW 248.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 574.6 PPW 554.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.75 PPW 4.4 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 13700HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-19 (Pckopat)Cinebench 202473 / 972
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-15 (LinyanShu)Geekbench 6 CPU2535 / 14327
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-15 (LinyanShu)Cinebench 2024108 / 1068
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-23 (Kuppi)Cinebench 2024105 / 858
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-11 (AsimKhan)Cinebench 2024105 / 859
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Intel Core i7 12700H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Mark)Geekbench 7 CPU1884 / 8871
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Mark)Cinebench 2026460 / 1351
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-30 -> YowthCinebench 2024105 / 541
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-27 (Fapvie)Cinebench 2024102 / 961
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-27 (sizar)Cinebench 2024100 / 750
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700HX and i7 12700H

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 i7-13700HX i7-12700H
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX - Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
Intel CPU rating (90th and 125th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.1 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz 3.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 14
Total Threads 24 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 21x 23x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 157 W 115 W
Socket BGA-1964 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (114th and 162nd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz 1400 MHz
Shading Units 256 768
TMUs 16 48
ROPs 8 24
Execution Units 32 96
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 13700HX
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i7 12700H +175%
2.2 TFLOPS
More info: Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) compared to UHD Graphics 770

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 13700HX official page Intel Core i7 12700H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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Comments

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