Intel Core i7-13650HX vs Intel Core i9-13980HX

Core i7-13650HX vs Core i9-13980HX benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i9-13980HX is faster than the Core i7-13650HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-13650HX in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-13650HX has significantly more cores with 14 cores compared to the Core i9-13980HX that has 5 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i9-13980HX. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-13650HX has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-13980HX. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core i9-13980HX has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i7-13650HX. The Core i9-13980HX 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 i7-13650HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.