Core i7-13700K vs Core i9-13980HX benchmarks
In our benchmarks, the Core i7-13700K beats the Core i9-13980HX in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-13980HX in all gaming tests too.
In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-13700K has significantly more cores than the Core i9-13980HX. Indeed, the Core i7-13700K has 16 cores compared to 5 cores found in the Core i9-13980HX. It also has more threads than the Core i9-13980HX. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-13700K has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-13980HX. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core i7-13700K has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i9-13980HX. Despite this, the Core i9-13980HX has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core i7-13700K.
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 i7-13700K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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