Intel Core i7-12800HX vs Intel Core i7-13700H

Core i7-12800HX vs Core i7-13700H specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-13700H performs better than the Core i7-12800HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-12800HX in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-12800HX has slightly more cores with 16 cores compared to the Core i7-13700H that has 14 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-13700H. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-13700H has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-12800HX. Also, the Core i7-13700H has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core i7-13700H has more L2 cache than the Core i7-12800HX. Despite this, the Core i7-12800HX has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core i7-13700H.

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 i7-12800HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.