Intel Core i7-10870H vs Intel Core i9-13900HK

Last updated: 2024-04-25

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-10870H		Intel Core i9-13900HK
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-10870H or Intel Core i9-13900HK - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i7-10870H has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-10870H was released in Q3/2020. The Intel Core i9-13900HK has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-13900HK was released in Q1/2023.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Core i 10000H (11)	CPU group	Intel Core i 13000H (26)
10	Generation	13
Comet Lake H	Architecture	Raptor Lake H
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i9-12900HK
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-10870H is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (5.00 GHz). The Intel Core i9-13900HK has 14 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz).
Intel Core i7-10870H	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-13900HK
8	Cores	14
16	Threads	20
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.20 GHz (5.00 GHz)	A-Core	2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz) 6x Raptor Cove
--	B-Core	1.90 GHz (4.10 GHz) 8x Gracemont
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i7-10870H	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-13900HK
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
1.20 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.50 GHz
9.5	GPU Generation	13
14 nm	Technology	10 nm
3	Max. displays	4
24	Compute units	96
192	Shader	768
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
12	DirectX Version	12.1

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-10870H supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-13900HK can connect up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i7-10870H	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-13900HK
DDR4-2933	Memory	LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200
128 GB	Max. Memory	96 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
46.9 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	102.4 GB/s
No	ECC	No
4.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
12.00 MB	L3 Cache	24.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	5.0
16	PCIe lanes	20
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-10870H has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Core i9-13900HK is 45 W.
Intel Core i7-10870H	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-13900HK
45 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	45 W
--	TDP (PL2)	115 W
--	TDP up	--
35 W	TDP down	35 W
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-10870H has a 16.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-13900HK cache has a total of 24.00 MB.
Intel Core i7-10870H	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-13900HK
14 nm	Technology	10 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
BGA 1440	Socket	BGA 1744
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2020	Release date	Q1/2023
417 $	Release price	700 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-10870H (63%)

Intel Core i9-13900HK (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-10870H (51%)

Intel Core i9-13900HK (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-10870H 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1264 (66%)
	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz	1921 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-10870H 8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	7451 (51%)
	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	14712 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i7-10870H 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1565 (60%)
	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz	2629 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i7-10870H 8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	6822 (50%)
	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	13629 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i7-10870H Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461 (21%)
	Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz	2230 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-10870H 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz	115 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-10870H 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz	987 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-10870H 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1228 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-10870H 8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	8814 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-10870H 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	499 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-10870H 8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	3457 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i7-10870H 8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	123 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i7-10870H 8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	14788 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core i7-10870H 8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	230 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-10870H 8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	482 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-10870H 8C 16T @ 2.20 GHz	4299 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-10870H 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	208 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-10870H 8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	1522 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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