Intel Core i9-9900K vs Intel Core i7-13700H

Core i9-9900K vs Core i7-13700H comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-13700H is faster than the Core i9-9900K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-9900K in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-13700H has significantly more cores than the Core i9-9900K. Indeed, the Core i7-13700H has 14 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Core i9-9900K. It also has more threads than the Core i9-9900K. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i9-9900K has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-13700H. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. In terms of cache, the Core i7-13700H has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i9-9900K. The Core i7-13700H 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 i9-9900K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.