Intel Core i9-13950HX vs Intel Core i7-12700E

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Intel Core i9-13950HX CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-12700E
Intel Core i9-13950HX Intel Core i7-12700E

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i9-13950HX and the Intel Core i7-12700E and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i9-13950HX 24 core processor released in Q1/2023 with the Intel Core i7-12700E which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Core i 13000H (26) CPU group Intel Core i 12000 (34)
13 Generation 12
Raptor Lake H Architecture Alder Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i9-12950HX Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-13700E

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-13950HX is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (5.50 GHz). The processor can compute 32 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-12700E clocks with 2.10 GHz (4.80 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i9-13950HX Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700E
24 Cores 12
32 Threads 20
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz (5.50 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
A-Core 2.10 GHz (4.80 GHz)
8x Golden Cove
1.60 GHz (4.00 GHz)
16x Gracemont
B-Core 1.60 GHz (3.60 GHz)
4x 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 i9-13950HX Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700E
-- 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 UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.50 GHz
13 GPU Generation 11
10 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 3
32 Compute units 32
256 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12.1 DirectX Version 12

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 13th Gen (32 EU) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
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 / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 192 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i9-13950HX, while the Intel Core i7-12700E supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i9-13950HX Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700E
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
192 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
32.00 MB L2 Cache 12.00 MB
36.00 MB L3 Cache 25.00 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 i9-13950HX has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-12700E is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i9-13950HX Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700E
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
157 W TDP (PL2) 180 W
86 W TDP up --
45 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-13950HX has 68.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-12700E is at 37.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Core i9-13950HX Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700E
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 Q1/2022
-- Release price 344 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13950HX (100%)
Intel Core i7-12700E (85%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13950HX (100%)
Intel Core i7-12700E (61%)

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 i9-13950HX Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz
2108 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1665 (79%)

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 i9-13950HX Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 4.80 GHz
19759 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
10170 (51%)

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 i9-13950HX Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz
2745 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
2459 (90%)

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 i9-13950HX Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 4.80 GHz
16477 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
11321 (69%)

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 i9-13950HX Intel Core i9-13950HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.65 GHz
845 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHz
768 (91%)

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 i9-13950HX Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 4.80 GHz
44125 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
28279 (64%)

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 i9-13950HX Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz
122 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-13950HX Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz
1503 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-13950HX Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz
2087 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.80 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 i9-13950HX Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 4.80 GHz
32172 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 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 i9-13950HX Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz
809 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.80 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 i9-13950HX Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 4.80 GHz
12226 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 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 i9-13950HX Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz
308 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.80 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 i9-13950HX Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 4.80 GHz
5309 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-13950HX Intel Core i7-12700E
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