Intel Core i7-13700HX vs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

Compare Intel 13th Generation Core i7 16 core CPU vs Intel 16 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

CPU Comparison

Quickly search and compare processors

Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

9598 points
19% slightly better overall score
8045 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

11005 points
10% slightly better gaming score
9968 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

9186 points
22% slightly better multitasking score
7475 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

9129 points
23% slightly better heavy workload score
7363 points

Free CPU Benchmark

Want to compare your processor against the Core i7-13700HX and the Core Ultra 9 185H? Download our free and quick PC Performance Test.

Other Benchmarks

3DMark Physics score

3DMark Physics score

Physics simulation benchmark

8926 points
14% slightly higher 3DMark Physics score
7814 points
Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

252.94 points
21% slightly higher Blender score
208.48 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

16
Identical
16

Threads

Number of logical processing units

24
9% slightly more threads
22

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.1 GHz
2.5 GHz
19% slightly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

5 GHz
5.1 GHz
2% slightly higher turbo speed

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

20
28
40% slightly more pcie lanes

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

128 GiB
33% slightly more supported memory
96 GiB

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

14 MiB
18 MiB
28% slightly more L2 cache

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

30 MiB
25% slightly more L3 cache
24 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

97th of 1,089
148th of 1,089

Family

The product line

13th Generation Core i7
Core Ultra (Series 1)

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2023 February
2023 November

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-4800
DDR5-7467

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

-
No

Core i7-13700HX vs Core Ultra 9 185H comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core Ultra 9 185H is faster than the Core i7-13700HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-13700HX in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-13700HX has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Core Ultra 9 185H has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-13700HX. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core Ultra 9 185H has slightly more L2 cache than the Core i7-13700HX. Despite this, the Core i7-13700HX has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core Ultra 9 185H.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i7-13700HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

Comments

No comments yet! Be the first to leave a comment using the form below.

Keep comments on topic and be polite. Comments are subject to moderation before they are published.

Popular CPU Comparisons