Intel Core i9-12900HX vs Intel Core i7-13700T

Core i9-12900HX vs Core i7-13700T specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-13700T performs better than the Core i9-12900HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-12900HX in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i9-12900HX has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-13700T. Also, the Core i9-12900HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core i7-13700T has more L2 cache than the Core i9-12900HX. However, both these chips have the same amount of 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 i9-12900HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.