Intel Core i7-9700K vs Intel Core i5-13450HX

Core i7-9700K vs Core i5-13450HX benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-13450HX performs better than the Core i7-9700K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-9700K in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i5-13450HX has slightly more cores with 10 cores compared to the Core i7-9700K that has 8 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-9700K. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-9700K has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core i5-13450HX. Also, the Core i7-9700K has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core i5-13450HX has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-9700K. The Core i5-13450HX 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. For instance, the Core i7-9700K has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.