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Intel’s 13th-gen, 14-core high-performance laptop processor.
According to Intel, the Core i7-13650HX has 6 performance and 8 efficient cores for 14 cores and 20 threads. P-cores reach 4.90 GHz and E-cores 3.60 GHz, with 24 MB of Intel Smart Cache.
Processor base power is 55 W and maximum turbo power 157 W. Actual sustained performance depends on the power limits and cooling chosen by the laptop maker.
It supports DDR5-4800 or DDR4-3200 memory, up to 20 lanes of PCIe 5.0/4.0 and includes Intel UHD Graphics with 16 execution units. It is built on Intel 7 and launched in Q1 2023.
Laptops · 2024
The Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 is a 15.6-inch entry-level gaming laptop with a discrete RTX 4060 Laptop GPU. This configuration has the 14-core Core i7-13650HX, 24 GB of DDR5 in two SODIMM slots, a 144 Hz FHD IPS screen, gigabit Ethernet and HDMI 2.1. Testing liked the screen colours and easy servicing; the plastic chassis, 60 Wh battery, lack of Thunderbolt/USB4 and slow grey-to-grey response were criticised.