[Comparison] Intel Core i7-13700H vs Intel Core i7-12700H – There’s nuance to “Newer is better”

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] Intel Core i7-13700H vs Intel Core i7-12700H - There's nuance to "Newer is better"

From: Severin Kolakov 04 June 2023 / 15:30 | 0

As we’ve seen with many more affordable gaming laptops, they are foregoing the 13th Gen Intel processors entirely, deciding to stick with the 12th Gen Alder Lake H-series CPUs from last year. Maybe they just want to sacrifice some performance to get to a lower price point, or is the 13th Gen not enough of an improvement to justify the higher costs? Today we’re answering that question by comparing the Core i7-13700H against the Core i7-12700H from last year.

You can find more information about both processors here: Intel Core i7-13700H / Core i7-12700H

Since last year, Intel has implemented a new hybrid architecture, dividing the cores into Efficiency and Performance cores, or E-cores and P-cores for short. E-cores have only one thread, while P-cores are hyperthreaded, so two threads per core. The Core i7-13700H and the Core i7-12700H both come with 14 cores and 20 threads. 6 of these 14 cores are P-cores while the 8 left are E-cores. The cache size is also the same, but the newer 13th Gen model comes with slightly higher clock speeds.

Specs table

	Intel Core i7-13700H	Intel Core i7-12700H
Architecture	Raptor Lake-H	Alder Lake-H
Cores / Threads	24/32	14/20
Clock Speeds – Base/Boost	1.80 – 5.00GHz	1.70 – 4.70GHz
Cache	24MB	24MB
Lithography	10nm	10nm
TDP	45W	45W
Memory type	DDR5-5600	DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Integrated GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)

Performance

Starting with Cinebench R23 turns out newer is always better, as the Core i7-13700H delivers a 17% higher score, which is a nice increase. Moving to the Photoshop test, the Core i7-12700H seems to be doing better finishing first with a lead of 0.7 seconds.

3D Rendering

Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)

Intel Core i7-13700H MSI Vector GP77

20378

Intel Core i7-12700H MSI Vector GP66

18244

Conclusion

Both the Core i7-13700H and the Core i7-12700H are capable of fantastic stuff, having enough power to run rampant through games when paired with a quality graphics card. The newer chip is undoubtedly a bit quicker, however, you shouldn’t discount the Alder Lake processor. We can see why it will still be a part of gaming laptops, especially the more affordable ones, as it can perfectly handle the new 40-series graphics. With the same cores and threads as its Raptor Lake counterpart, we see no reason why you shouldn’t purchase a laptop with it.