Intel Core i9-11900H vs Intel Core i5-13420H

Core i9-11900H vs Core i5-13420H benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i9-11900H performs better than the Core i5-13420H. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-13420H in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i9-11900H has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i9-11900H has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-13420H. Also, the Core i9-11900H has a slightly higher turbo speed.

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 i9-11900H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.