Intel Core i7-13650HX vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225H

Core i7-13650HX vs Core Ultra 5 225H specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-13650HX is faster than the Core Ultra 5 225H. Despite this, the Core Ultra 5 225H has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-13650HX has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-13650HX has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 5 225H. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 5 225H has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-13650HX. Despite this, the Core i7-13650HX has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core Ultra 5 225H.

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.