Intel Core i9-14900KS vs Intel Core i3-13100

Core i9-14900KS vs Core i3-13100 comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i9-14900KS beats the Core i3-13100 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-13100 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i9-14900KS has significantly more cores than the Core i3-13100. Indeed, the Core i9-14900KS has 24 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i3-13100. It also has more threads than the Core i3-13100. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-13100 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-14900KS. Despite this, the Core i9-14900KS has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core i9-14900KS has more L2 cache than the Core i3-13100. The Core i9-14900KS 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. For instance, the Core i9-14900KS has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.