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Intel Core i7-13700H vs Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs Intel Core i9-13900HK

Intel Core i7-13700H

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The Intel Core i7-13700H 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.

Performance

The average 13700H in our database delivers multi-thread benchmark scores that are most similar to those of the Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, Core i7-12700H, Core i9-12900H. This is a very, very fast CPU, as of mid 2023, even if it does not quite manage to demolish its direct predecessor (the 12700H).

Thanks to its powerful cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 90 W, the MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK is among the fastest systems built around the i7-13700H that we know of. It can be 60% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system in our database powered by the same chip, 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) 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).

Apple M1 Pro 8-Core

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The Apple M1 Pro 8-Core is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the late 2021 MacBook Pro 14 and 16-inch models. It offers 8 cores from the 10 available in the chip divided in six performance cores (P-cores with 600 - 3220 MHz) and four power-efficiency cores (E-cores with 600 - 2064 MHz). The cores are similar to the cores in the Apple M1.

The big cores (codename Firestorm) offer 192 KB instruction cache, 128 KB data cache, and 24 MB shared L2 cache (up from 12 MB in the M1). The four efficiency cores (codename Icestorm) are a lot smaller and offer only 128 KB instruction cache, 64 KB data cache, and 4 MB shared cache. Finally, the SoC includes 16 MB System Level Cache shared by the GPU. The efficiency cores (E cluster) clock with 600 - 2064 MHz, the performance cores (P cluster) with 600 - 3228 MHz.

The unified memory (16 or 32 GB LPDDR5-6400) next to the chip is connected by a 256 bit memory controller and can be used by the GPU and CPU.

The integrated graphics card in the M1 Pro offers 14 cores (of the 16 cores in the chip).

Furthermore, the SoC integrates a fast 16 core neural engine, a secure enclave (e.g., for encryption), a unified memory architecture, Thunderbolt 4 controller, an ISP, and media de- and encoders (including ProRes).

The M1 Pro is manufactured in 5 nm at TSMC and integrates 33.7 billion transistors. The peak power consumption of the chip was advertised around 30W for CPU intensive tasks.

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).

ModelIntel Core i7-13700HApple M1 Pro 8-CoreIntel Core i9-13900HK
SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-HApple Apple M-SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-H
CodenameRaptor 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 i9-13900H1.9 - 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 i7-13700H « 1.8 - 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
Apple M1 Max2.06 - 3.22 GHz10 / 10 cores48 MB L3
Apple M1 Pro2.06 - 3.22 GHz10 / 10 cores24 MB L3
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core « 2.06 - 3.22 GHz8 / 8 cores16 MB L3
Apple M12.06 - 3.22 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900HK « 1.9 - 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 i5-13420H1.5 - 4.6 GHz8 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock1800 - 5000 MHz2060 - 3220 MHz1900 - 5400 MHz
L1 Cache1.2 MB2.3 MB1.2 MB
L2 Cache11.5 MB28 MB11.5 MB
L3 Cache24 MB16 MB24 MB
Cores / Threads14 / 20
6 x 5.0 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core
8 x 3.7 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
8 / 814 / 20
TDP45 Watt45 Watt
Technology10 nm5 nm10 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1744FCBGA1744
FeaturesDDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266/DDR5-5200/LPDDR5-6400/LPDDR5x-6400 RAM, PCIe 5, Thr. Dir., DL Boost, GNA, 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, SHAARMv8 Instruction SetThread Director
iGPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1500 MHz)Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU ( - 1296 MHz)Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1500 MHz)
Architecturex86ARMx86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com
Transistors33700 Million

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-13700H
44.2 pt (61%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
111 Points (77%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
818 Points (15%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 5890     avg: 15266     median: 15541.5 (14%)     max: 20034 Points
9581 Points (9%)
19704 Points (18%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1323     avg: 1797     median: 1863 (79%)     max: 1914 Points
1531 Points (65%)
1960 Points (83%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 508     avg: 693     median: 719 (80%)     max: 741 Points
749 Points (83%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 2322     avg: 5945     median: 6018.5 (15%)     max: 7674 Points
7542 Points (18%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 905     avg: 2455     median: 2505.5 (16%)     max: 2982 Points
1320 Points (8%)
2950 Points (19%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 213     avg: 260.4     median: 269 (81%)     max: 278 Points
210 Points (63%)
279 Points (84%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
33.8 Points (44%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.3 Points (82%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
10487 Points (63%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
65623 Points (48%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100409 Points (70%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
15266 Points (19%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
208.8 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
2.9 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
7559 Points (12%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 27322     avg: 61025     median: 61381.5 (35%)     max: 76344 MIPS
77190 MIPS (44%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4825     avg: 5858     median: 6034 (72%)     max: 6238 MIPS
5864 MIPS (70%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
167.5 fps (58%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
340.5 fps (79%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 6.72     avg: 16.7     median: 16.9 (30%)     max: 21.2 fps
21.9 fps (38%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.5 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.9 GB/s (50%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
16.1 GB/s (42%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 295     avg: 404.1     median: 385 (5%)     max: 907 Seconds
287 Seconds (4%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 169     avg: 229.4     median: 217 (2%)     max: 555 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4308     avg: 0.5     median: 0.4 (10%)     max: 0.607 sec
0.4 sec (9%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 13025     avg: 15916     median: 15415 (33%)     max: 19810 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
6.8 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
14.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
371.9 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
79797 Points (70%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 7388     avg: 19959     median: 20503.5 (55%)     max: 25179 Points
24125 Points (65%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 81147     avg: 91751     median: 92897 (75%)     max: 100286 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 88650     avg: 97627     median: 99436 (81%)     max: 104795 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 89385     avg: 96005     median: 98040 (83%)     max: 100591 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 7531     avg: 17293     median: 17753 (45%)     max: 22289 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 4242     avg: 24628     median: 26188 (47%)     max: 30010 Points
29857 Points (53%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 4312     avg: 10479     median: 11075 (47%)     max: 13904 Points
13169 Points (56%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
min: 2316     avg: 2551     median: 2605 (70%)     max: 2639 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
min: 8415     avg: 11887     median: 11872.5 (47%)     max: 13832 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1362     avg: 1792     median: 1828.5 (77%)     max: 1919 Points
1769 Points (75%)
1942 Points (82%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6165     avg: 11777     median: 12127 (22%)     max: 14215 Points
9942 Points (18%)
14985 Points (27%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1761     avg: 1810     median: 1815 (8%)     max: 1854 Points
1865 Points (8%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12854     avg: 13227     median: 13200 (42%)     max: 13628 Points
14628 Points (46%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
8083 Points (81%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
50819 Points (56%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 490     avg: 513     median: 499.5 (1%)     max: 570 ms
407.2 ms (0%)
482 ms (1%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
76.7 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 78885     avg: 90890     median: 92987 (82%)     max: 96738 Points
65528 Points (58%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 208     avg: 262.7     median: 270 (78%)     max: 325 Points
279 Points (80%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 215     avg: 289.3     median: 297 (62%)     max: 321 Points
343 Points (71%)
297 Points (62%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1205     avg: 1757     median: 1768 (68%)     max: 2073 Points
1490 Points (57%)
1937 Points (74%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 37.8     avg: 89.4     median: 83.3 (14%)     max: 148 Watt
201 Watt (35%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 67.7     avg: 114.5     median: 116.2 (21%)     max: 166 Watt
200 Watt (36%)
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
14.8 Watt (6%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 4.1     avg: 13.3     median: 14.9 (10%)     max: 24.4 Watt
27.8 Watt (18%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 5.21     avg: 11.6     median: 11.9 (13%)     max: 20.1 Watt
5.4 Watt (6%)
28 Watt (31%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 17.9     avg: 23.5     median: 23.3 (17%)     max: 29.6 Points per Watt
14.8 Points per Watt (11%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-13700H → 100% n=9

Average Benchmarks Apple M1 Pro 8-Core → 84% n=9

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-13900HK → 110% n=9

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