12th Gen Core i7-12700 vs 13th Gen Core i7-13620H

Short answer: which is best?

12th Gen Core i7-12700 is 47.1 % stronger than 13th Gen Core i7-13620H. 12th Gen Core i7-12700 ranks #22 of 89 measured processors at WhatFPS (10,496 CPU score over 1 verified runs). 13th Gen Core i7-13620H ranks #54 of 89 measured processors at WhatFPS (7,137 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

Metric12th Gen Core i7-1270013th Gen Core i7-13620H
CPU score (the processor's own performance)10,4967,137
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)7,6764,401
Integer (MT)8.2 Gop/s4.3 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.73 Gop/s0.6 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)11,219,7339,607,944
Cores / threads12 / 2010 / 16
L3 cache25 MB24 MB

What the numbers mean

The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for 12th Gen Core i7-12700 · All measurements for 13th Gen Core i7-13620H