Intel Core i7-13850HX vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235T

Compare Intel 13th Generation Core i7 20 core CPU vs Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) 14 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

8904 points
8919 points
0.17% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

10350 points
12454 points
20% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

8534 points
9% slightly better multitasking score
7821 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

8540 points
12% slightly better heavy workload score
7571 points

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

20
42% many more cores
14

Threads

Number of logical processing units

28
100% significantly more threads
14

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.1 GHz
2.2 GHz
4% slightly higher clock speed

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

20
24
20% 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
256 GiB
100% significantly more supported memory

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

28 MiB
7% slightly more L2 cache
26 MiB

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

114th of 1,089
113th of 1,089

Family

The product line

13th Generation Core i7
Core Ultra (Series 2)

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2023 February
2025 February

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-5600
DDR5-6400

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes
Yes

Core i7-13850HX vs Core Ultra 5 235T benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core Ultra 5 235T is faster than the Core i7-13850HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-13850HX in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-13850HX has many more cores than the Core Ultra 5 235T. Indeed, the Core i7-13850HX has 20 cores compared to 14 cores found in the Core Ultra 5 235T. It also has more threads than the Core Ultra 5 235T. Our comparison shows that the Core Ultra 5 235T has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-13850HX. The info from our database shows that the Core i7-13850HX has more L2 cache than the Core Ultra 5 235T. The Core i7-13850HX also has slightly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-13850HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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