Intel Core i9-13950HX vs Intel Core i7-13850HX

Compare Intel 13th Generation Core i9 24 core CPU vs Intel 13th Generation Core i7 20 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

9156 points
2% slightly better overall score
8904 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

9937 points
10350 points
4% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

9021 points
5% slightly better multitasking score
8534 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

9146 points
7% slightly better heavy workload score
8540 points

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

331.39 points
14% slightly higher Blender score
288.81 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

24
20% slightly more cores
20

Threads

Number of logical processing units

32
14% slightly more threads
28

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.2 GHz
4% slightly higher clock speed
2.1 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

5.5 GHz
3% slightly higher turbo speed
5.3 GHz

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

20
Identical
20

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

128 GiB
Identical
128 GiB

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

16 MiB
28 MiB
75% significantly more L2 cache

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

36 MiB
20% slightly more L3 cache
30 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

109th of 1,089
114th of 1,089

Family

The product line

13th Generation Core i9
13th Generation Core i7

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2023 February
2023 February

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-5600
DDR5-5600

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes
Yes

Core i9-13950HX vs Core i7-13850HX benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-13850HX is faster than the Core i9-13950HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-13950HX in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i9-13950HX has slightly more cores with 24 cores compared to the Core i7-13850HX that has 20 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-13850HX. Our comparison shows that the Core i9-13950HX has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-13850HX. Also, the Core i9-13950HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core i7-13850HX has more L2 cache than the Core i9-13950HX. Despite this, the Core i9-13950HX has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core i7-13850HX.

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 i9-13950HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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