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

Compare Intel 13th Generation Core i7 16 core CPU vs AMD Ryzen 8000 Series 16 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

11526 points
1% slightly better overall score
11348 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

12871 points
19% slightly better gaming score
10755 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

11131 points
11614 points
4% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

11068 points
11830 points
6% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

306.05 points
458.15 points
49% significantly higher Blender score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

16
Identical
16

Threads

Number of logical processing units

24
32
33% slightly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

1.4 GHz
2.9 GHz
107% significantly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.9 GHz
5.3 GHz
8% slightly higher turbo speed

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

24 MiB
499% significantly more L2 cache
4 MiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

30 MiB
274% significantly more L3 cache
8 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

62nd of 1,124
69th of 1,124

Family

The product line

13th Generation Core i7
Ryzen 8000 Series

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2023 February
2025 April

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-5600
DDR5

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

-
Yes

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes
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Core i7-13700T vs Ryzen 9 8940HX benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-13700T beats the Ryzen 9 8940HX in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 9 8940HX in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Ryzen 9 8940HX has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 8940HX has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-13700T. Also, the Ryzen 9 8940HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core i7-13700T has more L2 cache than the Ryzen 9 8940HX. The Core i7-13700T also has significantly more L3 cache.

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 i7-13700T has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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