Intel Core i7-13800H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX

Core i7-13800H vs Core i9-12950HX benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-13800H beats the Core i9-12950HX in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-12950HX in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i9-12950HX has slightly more cores than the Core i7-13800H. Indeed, the Core i9-12950HX has 16 cores compared to 14 cores found in the Core i7-13800H. It also has more threads than the Core i7-13800H. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-13800H has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i9-12950HX. Also, the Core i7-13800H has a slightly higher turbo speed. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core i9-12950HX has slightly more L2 cache than the Core i7-13800H. The Core i9-12950HX also has slightly 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 i7-13800H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.