Intel Core i7-13700H vs Intel Core i9-9900KS

Core i7-13700H vs Core i9-9900KS benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i9-9900KS performs better than the Core i7-13700H. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-13700H in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-13700H has significantly more cores with 14 cores compared to the Core i9-9900KS that has 8 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i9-9900KS. Our comparison shows that the Core i9-9900KS has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-13700H. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. The info from our database shows that the Core i7-13700H has more L2 cache than the Core i9-9900KS. The Core i7-13700H 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 i7-13700H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.