Intel Core i7-11700KF vs Intel Core i7-13700HX

Core i7-11700KF vs Core i7-13700HX specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-13700HX beats the Core i7-11700KF in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-11700KF in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-13700HX has significantly more cores than the Core i7-11700KF. Indeed, the Core i7-13700HX has 16 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Core i7-11700KF. It also has more threads than the Core i7-11700KF. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-11700KF has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-13700HX. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core i7-13700HX has more L2 cache than the Core i7-11700KF. The Core i7-13700HX also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-11700KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.