Intel Core i7-13700HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX

Core i7-13700HX vs Ryzen 9 8940HX specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Ryzen 9 8940HX is faster than the Core i7-13700HX. Despite this, the Core i7-13700HX has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Ryzen 9 8940HX has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 8940HX has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-13700HX. Also, the Ryzen 9 8940HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core i7-13700HX has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 9 8940HX. The Core i7-13700HX 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 i7-13700HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.