Intel Core i9-13980HX vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Core i9-13980HX vs Ryzen 7 9800X3D comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i9-13980HX beats the Ryzen 7 9800X3D in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 7 9800X3D in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D has significantly more cores than the Core i9-13980HX. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D has 8 cores compared to 5 cores found in the Core i9-13980HX. It also has more threads than the Core i9-13980HX. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-13980HX. Despite this, the Core i9-13980HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core i9-13980HX has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. The Core i9-13980HX 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. Indeed, the Core i9-13980HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.