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Intel Core i9-13900H vs Intel Core i5-13420H vs Intel Core i7-13620H

Intel Core i9-13900H

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The Intel Core i9-13900H 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. Compared to the similar Core i9-13900HK, the 13900H supports no open multiplicator for overclocking, but on the other hand the full set of vPro management features.

Performance

The average 13900H in our database is in the same league as the Core i5-13500HX, Core i7-13705H, Core i9-12900HK, Core i9-13905H and also the Ryzen 9 7940HS, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 115 W, the Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 is among the fastest laptops built around the 13900H that we know of. It can be about 50% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

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 i5-13420H

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The Intel Core i5-13420H is a mid-range mobile CPU for laptops based on the Raptor Lake-H series (Alder Lake architecture). It was announced in early 2023 and offers 4 of the 6 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 4 of the 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 16 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.1 to 4.6 GHz (single core boost, all core up to 4.5 GHz) on the performance cluster and 1.5 to 3.4 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. 

Performance

Thanks to the higher clock speeds of the improved Intel 7 process, the Core i5-13420H can surpass the old Core i5-12450H (e.g., + 200 MHz boost).

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-5200 (up from DDR5-4800 of the i5-12500H). 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 48 of the 96 EUs (Execution Units).

The CPU is rated at 45 W base power (95 W PL2) but most laptops will use a PL1 of around 60 Watt. The SoC is manufactured in a further improved 10nm process at Intel, which is known as Intel 7.

Intel Core i7-13620H

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The Intel Core i7-13620H is a high-end mobile CPU for laptops of the Raptor Lake-H series (based on the Alder Lake architecture). It was announced in early 2023 and offers 6 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 4 of the 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 16 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.4 to 4.9 GHz (single-core boost, all-core boost up to 4.7 GHz) on the performance cluster and 1.8 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 24 MB L3 cache. Compared to the older i7-12650H, the 13620H offers higher clock speeds.

Performance

Thanks to the improved clock speeds, the i7-13620H should be able to clearly best the old i7-12650H. Still, the faster i7 models of the 13th gen offer more e-Cores and therefore a clearly better multi-threaded performance.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-5200 (up from DDR5-4800 of 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 64 of the 96 EUs (Execution Units) clocked at up to 1.5GHz.

Power consumption

The i7-13620H is rated at a TDP of 55W (PL1, 115W PL2) and is manufactured in a further improved 10nm process (Intel 7) that allows the higher clock speeds compared to the 12th gen CPUs.

ModelIntel Core i9-13900HIntel Core i5-13420HIntel Core i7-13620H
SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-HIntel Raptor Lake-HIntel Raptor Lake-H
CodenameRaptor Lake-HRaptor Lake-HRaptor Lake-H
Series: Raptor Lake-H Raptor Lake-H
Intel Core i9-13900HK1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13905H1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900H « 1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13800H1.8 - 5.2 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13705H1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13700H1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13620H1.8 - 4.9 GHz10 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13600H2.1 - 4.8 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13505H1.9 - 4.7 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13500H1.9 - 4.7 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13420H1.5 - 4.6 GHz8 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900HK1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13905H1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900H1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13800H1.8 - 5.2 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13705H1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13700H1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13620H1.8 - 4.9 GHz10 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13600H2.1 - 4.8 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13505H1.9 - 4.7 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13500H1.9 - 4.7 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13420H « 1.5 - 4.6 GHz8 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900HK1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13905H1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900H1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13800H1.8 - 5.2 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13705H1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13700H1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13620H « 1.8 - 4.9 GHz10 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13600H2.1 - 4.8 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13505H1.9 - 4.7 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13500H1.9 - 4.7 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13420H1.5 - 4.6 GHz8 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock1900 - 5400 MHz1500 - 4600 MHz1800 - 4900 MHz
L1 Cache1.2 MB704 KB864 KB
L2 Cache11.5 MB8 MB9.5 MB
L3 Cache24 MB12 MB24 MB
Cores / Threads14 / 208 / 12
4 x 4.6 GHz Intel Golden Cove P-Core
4 x 3.4 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
10 / 16
TDP45 Watt45 Watt45 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1744BGA1700BGA1700
FeaturesDDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266/DDR5-5200/LPDDR5-6400/LPDDR5x-6400 RAM, PCIe 5, Thr. Dir., DL B., GNA, vPro Ent., RPE, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAThread DirectorThread Director
iGPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1500 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1400 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) ( - 1500 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comwww.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-13900H
46.5 pt (64%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-13420H
39.5 pt (55%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-13620H
43.4 pt (60%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
110 Points (76%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
691 Points (13%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 13177     avg: 17182     median: 17754 (16%)     max: 20385 Points
11871 Points (11%)
min: 15176     avg: 15337     median: 15339 (14%)     max: 15496 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1297     avg: 1906     median: 1970 (84%)     max: 2054 Points
1697 Points (72%)
min: 1805     avg: 1845     median: 1860 (79%)     max: 1871 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 428     avg: 727     median: 757 (84%)     max: 792 Points
652 Points (72%)
min: 693     avg: 708     median: 711 (79%)     max: 719 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 4960     avg: 6689     median: 6937.5 (17%)     max: 7716 Points
4524 Points (11%)
min: 5626     avg: 5786     median: 5828 (14%)     max: 5905 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2061     avg: 2713     median: 2739 (17%)     max: 3100 Points
1815 Points (11%)
min: 2278     avg: 2373     median: 2349 (15%)     max: 2492 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 211     avg: 271.7     median: 285 (86%)     max: 297 Points
242 Points (73%)
min: 258     avg: 261.7     median: 263 (79%)     max: 264 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
21.5 Points (28%)
27.1 Points (35%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.9 Points (73%)
3.3 Points (81%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
9302 Points (56%)
10181 Points (62%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
47500 Points (34%)
54809 Points (40%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
1021 s (12%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.1 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
5919 Points (9%)
8682 Points (14%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 45045     avg: 67692     median: 70425 (40%)     max: 79032 MIPS
44970 MIPS (26%)
min: 55381     avg: 59045     median: 59430 (34%)     max: 62324 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3665     avg: 6079     median: 6277.5 (75%)     max: 6600 MIPS
5331 MIPS (64%)
min: 5742     avg: 5849     median: 5890 (70%)     max: 5915 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
112.2 fps (39%)
138.2 fps (48%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
320 fps (74%)
345.4 fps (80%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 14.7     avg: 18.9     median: 19.3 (34%)     max: 22.3 fps
13.3 fps (23%)
min: 16.6     avg: 16.8     median: 16.6 (29%)     max: 17.1 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.9 GB/s (0%)
1.3 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.7 GB/s (29%)
2.3 GB/s (40%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
9.6 GB/s (25%)
13.8 GB/s (36%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 279     avg: 342.9     median: 329 (4%)     max: 428 Seconds
502 Seconds (6%)
min: 353     avg: 393     median: 391 (5%)     max: 435 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 166     avg: 200.3     median: 193 (1%)     max: 268 Seconds
289 Seconds (2%)
min: 215     avg: 227     median: 223 (2%)     max: 243 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4052     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.723 sec
0.5 sec (11%)
min: 0.4438     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (10%)     max: 0.4509 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 15222     avg: 15362     median: 15361.5 (33%)     max: 15501 Points
13996 Points (30%)
13632 Points (29%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.8 s (2%)
6.7 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
16.5 s (1%)
15.2 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
422.7 s (2%)
380 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
75108 Points (66%)
75313 Points (66%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 15540     avg: 22251     median: 23010 (62%)     max: 25420 Points
17616 Points (48%)
min: 20445     avg: 20796     median: 20532 (56%)     max: 21410 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 88687     avg: 98764     median: 102969 (84%)     max: 103874 Points
95567 Points (78%)
min: 91770     avg: 95935     median: 95934.5 (78%)     max: 100099 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
93890 Points (76%)
100899 Points (82%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 94133     avg: 95308     median: 95308 (80%)     max: 96483 Points
98837 Points (83%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 12004     avg: 18147     median: 19708 (50%)     max: 22184 Points
15963 Points (40%)
min: 16051     avg: 17310     median: 17885 (45%)     max: 17993 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 17733     avg: 27162     median: 28865.5 (51%)     max: 32664 Points
23877 Points (43%)
min: 24434     avg: 25623     median: 25096 (45%)     max: 27338 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 7863     avg: 11807     median: 12285 (52%)     max: 13726 Points
8748 Points (37%)
min: 9400     avg: 10748     median: 10616 (45%)     max: 12228 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
min: 2437     avg: 2670     median: 2696 (82%)     max: 2807 Points
2318 Points (70%)
min: 2592     avg: 2597     median: 2596.5 (79%)     max: 2601 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
min: 11118     avg: 13174     median: 13225 (52%)     max: 14404 Points
9241 Points (36%)
min: 12557     avg: 12817     median: 12817 (51%)     max: 13077 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1140     avg: 1909     median: 1974 (83%)     max: 2043 Points
1664 Points (70%)
min: 1793     avg: 1830     median: 1831 (77%)     max: 1865 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9094     avg: 12803     median: 13216 (24%)     max: 15410 Points
8336 Points (15%)
min: 11289     avg: 11647     median: 11430 (20%)     max: 12223 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1654     avg: 1804     median: 1802.5 (8%)     max: 1958 Points
1767 Points (8%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 11743     avg: 13078     median: 13197.5 (42%)     max: 14172 Points
11205 Points (35%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 7253     avg: 7977     median: 8409 (84%)     max: 8498 Points
7977 Points (80%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 45069     avg: 49976     median: 50450 (56%)     max: 54848 Points
42882 Points (48%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
7053 Points (96%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
31808 Points (77%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 456     avg: 505     median: 472 (1%)     max: 828 ms
576 ms (1%)
min: 508     avg: 510     median: 508.5 (1%)     max: 516 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 85435     avg: 97010     median: 100627 (90%)     max: 102947 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 133.5     avg: 274.9     median: 286 (82%)     max: 348 Points
238 Points (68%)
min: 264     avg: 267     median: 267 (77%)     max: 270 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 171.4     avg: 302.4     median: 317 (66%)     max: 340 Points
263 Points (55%)
min: 282     avg: 303     median: 305.5 (64%)     max: 319 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1104     avg: 1881     median: 1927.5 (74%)     max: 2146 Points
min: 1857     avg: 1894     median: 1881 (72%)     max: 1944 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 38.1     avg: 102.7     median: 105.8 (18%)     max: 154 Watt
47.1 Watt (8%)
min: 121     avg: 127.3     median: 125.9 (22%)     max: 135 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 66.1     avg: 128.6     median: 124.6 (23%)     max: 196.9 Watt
min: 124.9     avg: 142.5     median: 132.6 (24%)     max: 170 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 2.9     avg: 13.7     median: 13.3 (9%)     max: 28.1 Watt
11.6 Watt (8%)
min: 19.7     avg: 20.8     median: 21.2 (14%)     max: 21.4 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 4.85     avg: 13.3     median: 12.3 (14%)     max: 24 Watt
8.2 Watt (9%)
min: 12.6     avg: 15.2     median: 15.2 (17%)     max: 17.7 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 13.6     avg: 28.5     median: 21.1 (16%)     max: 97.6 Points per Watt
min: 14.7     avg: 16.9     median: 17.2 (13%)     max: 18.8 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-13900H → 100% n=25

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-13420H → 81% n=25

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-13620H → 92% n=25

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- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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