i5-13420H vs i7-12700F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-12700F
2022
12 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
19.32
+68%
Core i5-13420H
2023
8 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
11.50

Core i7-12700F outperforms Core i5-13420H by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-12700F and Core i5-13420H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking303684
Place by popularitynot in top-10069
Cost-effectiveness evaluation38.45no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Raptor Lake-H
Power efficiency28.1124.17
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)Raptor Lake-H (2023)
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$386no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-12700F and Core i5-13420H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2012
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache25 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size215 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-12700F and Core i5-13420H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1700FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-12700F and Core i5-13420H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i7-12700F and Core i5-13420H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-12700F and Core i5-13420H are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-12700F and Core i5-13420H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size128 GB96 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.4 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-12700F and Core i5-13420H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-12700F and Core i5-13420H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-12700F and Core i5-13420H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-12700F and Core i5-13420H.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0
PCI Express lanes208

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-12700F 19.32
+68%
i5-13420H 11.50

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-12700F 30685
+68%
i5-13420H 18269

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-12700F 9146
i5-13420H 9302
+1.7%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-12700F 56067
+18%
i5-13420H 47500

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-12700F 15823
+13.1%
i5-13420H 13996

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-12700F 34
+55.8%
i5-13420H 22

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i7-12700F 2610
+43.8%
i5-13420H 1815

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i7-12700F 271
+12%
i5-13420H 242

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i7-12700F 3.28
+11.6%
i5-13420H 2.94

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-12700F 3.3
i5-13420H 9.6
+191%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i7-12700F 8695
+46.9%
i5-13420H 5919

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i7-12700F 119
+5.7%
i5-13420H 112

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i7-12700F 297
i5-13420H 320
+7.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-12700F 10126
+21.5%
i5-13420H 8336

Blender(-)

i7-12700F 212
i5-13420H 289
+36.3%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i7-12700F 1590
i5-13420H 1664
+4.7%

7-Zip Single

i7-12700F 6145
+15.3%
i5-13420H 5331

7-Zip

i7-12700F 61218
+36.1%
i5-13420H 44970

WebXPRT 3

i7-12700F 281
+6.8%
i5-13420H 263

WebXPRT 4 Overall

i7-12700F 271
+13.9%
i5-13420H 238

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.32 11.50
Recency 4 January 2022 4 January 2023
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 20 12
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

i7-12700F has a 68% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.

i5-13420H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-12700F is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-13420H in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-12700F is a desktop processor while Core i5-13420H is a notebook one.


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