Intel Core i9-11900K vs Intel Core i7-12650H

Core i9-11900K vs Core i7-12650H comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i9-11900K performs better than the Core i7-12650H. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-12650H in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-12650H has slightly more cores with 10 cores compared to the Core i9-11900K that has 8 cores. But they both have the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i9-11900K has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-12650H. Also, the Core i9-11900K has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-12650H outputs less heat than Core i9-11900K thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core i9-11900K has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i7-12650H. Despite this, the Core i7-12650H has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core i9-11900K.

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