Intel Core i9-13900H vs Intel Core i7-13700KF

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Intel Core i9-13900H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-13700KF
Intel Core i9-13900H Intel Core i7-13700KF

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i9-13900H and the Intel Core i7-13700KF and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i9-13900H 14 core processor released in Q1/2023 with the Intel Core i7-13700KF which has 16 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2022.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Core i 13000H (26) CPU group Intel Core i 13000 (17)
13 Generation 13
Raptor Lake H Architecture Raptor Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i9-12900H Predecessor Intel Core i7-12700KF
-- Successor Intel Core i7-14700KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-13900H is a 14 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz). The processor can compute 20 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-13700KF clocks with 3.40 GHz (5.40 GHz), has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i9-13900H Characteristic Intel Core i7-13700KF
14 Cores 16
20 Threads 24
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
A-Core 3.40 GHz (5.40 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
1.90 GHz (4.10 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core 2.50 GHz (4.20 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 i9-13900H Characteristic Intel Core i7-13700KF
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
96 Compute units --
768 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version --

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 Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 96 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i9-13900H, while the Intel Core i7-13700KF supports a maximum of 192 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i9-13900H Characteristic Intel Core i7-13700KF
LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
96 GB Max. Memory 192 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 24.00 MB
24.00 MB L3 Cache 30.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 5.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i9-13900H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-13700KF is 125 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i9-13900H Characteristic Intel Core i7-13700KF
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
115 W TDP (PL2) 253 W
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-13900H has 24.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-13700KF is at 54.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Core i9-13900H Characteristic Intel Core i7-13700KF
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
BGA 1744 Socket LGA 1700
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
Q1/2023 Release date Q4/2022
700 $ Release price 384 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900H (93%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900H (68%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF (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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
115 (91%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz
126 (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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
951 (59%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz
1602 (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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
2016 (95%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz
2126 (100%)

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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
18760 (60%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz
31062 (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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
1919 (93%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz
2065 (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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
14632 (80%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz
18402 (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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
2617 (94%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz
2787 (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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
12706 (74%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz
17208 (100%)

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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
31788 (68%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz
47002 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Intel Core i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
18,760 CB R23 MC @ 87 W
216 (100%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
31,062 CB R23 MC @ 220 W
141 (65%)

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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz
815 (100%)

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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz
11831 (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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz
2230 (100%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
@ 0.00 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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz
430 (100%)

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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz
310 (100%)

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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz
4639 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-13900H Intel Core i7-13700KF
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