Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i7-13700KF

Core i7-12700H vs Core i7-13700KF comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-13700KF performs better than the Core i7-12700H. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-12700H in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-13700KF has slightly more cores with 16 cores compared to the Core i7-12700H that has 14 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-12700H. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-13700KF has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-12700H. Also, the Core i7-13700KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-12700H CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-13700KF CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

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 i7-12700H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.