Intel Core i7-1265U vs Intel Core i9-13900HK vs Intel Core i7-13705H

Intel Core i7-1265U

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The Intel Core i7-1265U is a high-end mobile CPU for thin and light laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers 2  performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 12 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 1.8 to 4.8 GHz on the performance cluster and 1.3 to 3.6 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 12 MB L3 cache. The 1265U offers "Enterprise" vPro management features. Compared to the P-series (28W) or H-series (45W), the 15W TDP may limit the sustained performance.

Performance

Thanks to the 10 cores, the multi-threaded performance should be clearly faster than the older quad-core Tiger Lake CPUs with 15 Watt (like the Intel Core i7-1160G7). The sustained performance will be limited by the TDP setting and thermals and therefore only short term loads. Thanks to the architectural improvements of the big Golden Cove cores, the single thread performance should be better than similar clocked Tiger Lake CPUs.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, and LPDDR4x-4267. The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU only supports PCIe 4.0 (x8 for a GPU and two x4 for SSDs).

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and offers all 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.25 GHz.

The CPU is rated at 15 W base power (TDP, PL1) and 55 W max. Turbo power (PL2) and the whole SoC is manufactured on a 10nm process at Intel, which is known as Intel 7.

Intel Core i9-13900HK

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The Intel Core i9-13900HK is a high-end mobile CPU for laptops based on the Raptor Lake-H series (Alder Lake architecture). It was announced in early 2023 and offers 6 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 20 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.6 to 5.4 GHz (single core turbo, all-core 4.9 GHz) on the performance cluster and 1.9 to 4.1 GHz on the efficiency cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare with the Core i7-6920HQ). All cores can use up to 24 MB L3 cache. As a K-variant, the CPU offers an open multiplicator and therefore the possibility to overclock the CPU cores. Compared to the similar i9-12900HK, the 13900HK offers higher clock speeds. Compared to the i9-13900H, the 13900HK only offers the "Essentials" features of vPro.

Performance

Thanks to the high core count and high clock speed, the Core i9-13900HK is the fastest 45W CPU for laptops and only bested by Raptor Lake-HX based models with more cores and improved P-cores (e.g., the i9-13980HX). Still, the CPU is very well suited for all demanding use cases like gaming, content creation, and scientific calculations.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-5200 (up from 4800 MHz for the 12th gen). The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU now supports PCIe 5.0 x8 for a GPU and two PCIe 4.0 x4 for SSDs.

The integrated graphics card is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 96 EUs (Execution Units) .

The CPU is rated at 45 W base power (115 W PL2) but most laptops will use a PL1 of around 60 Watt. The SoC is manufactured in a 10nm process at Intel, which is known as Intel 7 (improved over the 12th Gen).

Intel Core i7-13705H

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The Intel Core i7-13705H is a high-end mobile CPU for laptops based on the Raptor Lake-H series (Alder Lake architecture). It was announced in early 2023 and offers 6 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 20 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.4 to 5 GHz (single core turbo, all-core 4.7 GHz) on the performance cluster and 1.8 to 3.7 GHz on the efficiency cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare with the Core i7-6920HQ). All cores can use up to 24 MB L3 cache. Similar to the i7-13700H but without vPro support and the 13705H uses a different package and socket.

Performance

Thanks to the high core count and high clock speed, the Core i7-13705H should be similar to the old top model, the Core i9-12900HK. Therefore, the CPU is very well suited for all demanding use cases like gaming, content creation, and scientific calculations. The performance should be identical to the Core i7-13700H.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-5200 (up from 4800 MHz for the 12th gen). The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU now supports PCIe 5.0 x8 for a GPU and two PCIe 4.0 x4 for SSDs.

The integrated graphics card is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 96 EUs (Execution Units) clocked at up to 1.5 GHz.

The CPU is rated at 45 W base power (115 W PL2) but most laptops will use a PL1 of around 60 Watt. The SoC is manufactured in a 10nm process at Intel, which is known as Intel 7 (improved over the 12th Gen).

Model	Intel Core i7-1265U	Intel Core i9-13900HK	Intel Core i7-13705H
Series	Intel Alder Lake-M	Intel Raptor Lake-H	Intel Raptor Lake-H
Codename	Alder Lake-U	Raptor Lake-H	Raptor Lake-H
Series: Raptor Lake-H Raptor Lake-H	Intel Core i7-1265U « 1.3 - 4.8 GHz 10 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i7-1255U 1.2 - 4.7 GHz 10 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i5-1245U 1.2 - 4.4 GHz 10 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i5-1235U 0.9 - 4.4 GHz 10 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i7-1260U 0.8 - 4.7 GHz 10 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i7-1250U 0.8 - 4.7 GHz 10 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i5-1240U 0.8 - 4.4 GHz 10 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i5-1230U 0.7 - 4.4 GHz 10 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i3-1215U 0.9 - 4.4 GHz 6 / 8  10 MB L3 Intel Pentium 8505 0.9 - 4.4 GHz 5 / 6  8 MB L3 Intel Core i3-1210U 0.7 - 4.4 GHz 6 / 8  10 MB L3 Intel Pentium 8500 0.7 - 4.4 GHz 5 / 6  8 MB L3 Intel Celeron 7305 0.9 - 1.1 GHz 5 / 5  8 MB L3 Intel Celeron 7300 0.7 - 1 GHz 5 / 5  8 MB L3	Intel Core i9-13900HK « 1.9 - 5.4 GHz 14 / 20  24 MB L3 Intel Core i9-13905H 1.9 - 5.4 GHz 14 / 20  24 MB L3 Intel Core i9-13900H 1.9 - 5.4 GHz 14 / 20  24 MB L3 Intel Core i7-13800H 1.8 - 5.2 GHz 14 / 20  24 MB L3 Intel Core i7-13705H 1.8 - 5 GHz 14 / 20  24 MB L3 Intel Core i7-13700H 1.8 - 5 GHz 14 / 20  24 MB L3 Intel Core i7-13620H 1.8 - 4.9 GHz 10 / 16  24 MB L3 Intel Core i5-13600H 2.1 - 4.8 GHz 12 / 16  18 MB L3 Intel Core i5-13505H 1.9 - 4.7 GHz 12 / 16  18 MB L3 Intel Core i5-13500H 1.9 - 4.7 GHz 12 / 16  18 MB L3 Intel Core i5-13420H 1.5 - 4.6 GHz 8 / 12  12 MB L3	Intel Core i9-13900HK 1.9 - 5.4 GHz 14 / 20  24 MB L3 Intel Core i9-13905H 1.9 - 5.4 GHz 14 / 20  24 MB L3 Intel Core i9-13900H 1.9 - 5.4 GHz 14 / 20  24 MB L3 Intel Core i7-13800H 1.8 - 5.2 GHz 14 / 20  24 MB L3 Intel Core i7-13705H « 1.8 - 5 GHz 14 / 20  24 MB L3 Intel Core i7-13700H 1.8 - 5 GHz 14 / 20  24 MB L3 Intel Core i7-13620H 1.8 - 4.9 GHz 10 / 16  24 MB L3 Intel Core i5-13600H 2.1 - 4.8 GHz 12 / 16  18 MB L3 Intel Core i5-13505H 1.9 - 4.7 GHz 12 / 16  18 MB L3 Intel Core i5-13500H 1.9 - 4.7 GHz 12 / 16  18 MB L3 Intel Core i5-13420H 1.5 - 4.6 GHz 8 / 12  12 MB L3
Clock	1300 - 4800 MHz	1900 - 5400 MHz	1800 - 5000 MHz
L1 Cache	928 KB	1.2 MB	1.2 MB
L2 Cache	9.5 MB	11.5 MB	11.5 MB
L3 Cache	12 MB	24 MB	24 MB
Cores / Threads	10 / 12	14 / 20	14 / 20 8 x 5.0 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core 8 x 3.7 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
TDP	15 Watt	45 Watt	45 Watt
Technology	10 nm	10 nm	10 nm
max. Temp.	100 °C	100 °C	100 °C
Socket	BGA1744	FCBGA1744	FCBGA1792
Features	DDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 4, Thr. Dir., DL Boost, GNA, vPro, RPE, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA	Thread Director	Thread Director
iGPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1250 MHz)	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1500 MHz)	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1500 MHz)
Architecture	x86	x86	x86
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Manufacturer	ark.intel.com	ark.intel.com	ark.intel.com

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