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The Intel Core i9 13980HX takes the lead in gaming due to its slightly higher single-core performance and capable multi-core performance, making it a better choice for demanding games.
The Intel Core i9 13980HX excels in creative workloads thanks to its higher multi-core score and increased core count, making it more suitable for tasks like video editing and 3D modeling.
Both processors have similar power efficiency scores, with the Intel Core i9 13980HX slightly edging out the Intel Core i7 12700KF, but the difference is negligible.
76 | Single-Core Performance | 79 |
54 | Multi-Core Performance | 72 |
49 | Power Efficiency | 56 |
| — | Integrated Graphics | 31 |
66 | QucikComparison Final Score | 71 |
| 12 | Cores | 24 |
| 125 W | TDP | 45-55 W (configurable) |
| 10 nm | Transistor size | 10 nm |
| 115 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 129 |
| 1284 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 2014 |
| 2790 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2760 |
| 15378 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 17336 |
| 1070 MB/sec | File compression | 1400 MB/sec |
| 127.7 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 161.1 Klines/sec |
| 352.3 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 432.8 pages/sec |
| 458.3 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 469.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 275.7 pages/sec | Text processing | 277 pages/sec |
| 70.5 images/sec | Background blur | 53.3 images/sec |
| 126.2 images/sec | Photo processing | 136.1 images/sec |
| 30 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 36.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 45.2M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 65.2M Strings/sec |
| 23.2 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 34.8 GBytes/sec |
| 440.7 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 578.2 MBytes/sec |
| 1769 Frames/sec | Physics | 2537 Frames/sec |
| 28.6B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 33.3B Matrices/sec |
| 3980 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 4222 |
| 34008 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 45714 |
| 113.8 GOps/sec | Integer math | 164.4 GOps/sec |
| 87.4 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 117.1 GOps/sec |
| 111M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 188M Primes/sec |
| 308.32 | Blender CPU | 382.64 |
| 10.3 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 36.6 PPW |
| 123 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 315.2 PPW |
| 272.1 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 831.2 PPW |
| 2.47 PPW | Blender / Watt | 6.96 PPW |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 8 | P-Cores | 8 |
| 16 | P-Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 2.2 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| 4 | E-Cores | 16 |
| 4 | E-Threads | 16 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Frequency (E) | 1.6 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 12 | Total Cores | 24 |
| 20 | Total Threads | 32 |
| 36x | Multiplier | 22x |
| 80K (per core) | L1 Cache | 80K (per core) |
| 12MB (shared) | L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) |
| Yes | Unlocked Multiplier | No |
| — | Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| — | GPU Boost Clock | 1650 MHz |
| — | Shading Units | 256 |
| — | TMUs | 16 |
| — | ROPs | 8 |
| — | Execution Units | 32 |
| — | iGPU FLOPS | 0.8 TFLOPS |
| - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 | Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
| 128 GB | Max. Memory Size | 192 GB |
| 2 | Memory Channels | 2 |
| 76.8 GB/s | Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC Support | Yes |
| Intel | Vendor | Intel |
| October 27, 2021 | Released | January 3, 2023 |
| Desktop | Type | Laptop |
| x86-64 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| i7-12700KF | Model number | i9-13980HX |
| No | Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| — | Transistors | — |
| 10 nm | Fabrication Process | 10 nm |
| 125 W | TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) |
| LGA-1700 | Socket | BGA-1964 |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | 100°C |
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