Intel Core i7-12800HX vs AMD Ryzen 7 8700F

Core i7-12800HX vs Ryzen 7 8700F benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 8700F 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.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-12800HX has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 7 8700F. Indeed, the Core i7-12800HX has 16 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Ryzen 7 8700F. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 7 8700F. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 7 8700F has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core i7-12800HX. Also, the Ryzen 7 8700F has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-12800HX CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 7 8700F CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 7 8700F has more L2 cache than the Core i7-12800HX. Despite this, the Core i7-12800HX has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Ryzen 7 8700F.

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.