AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i5-13420H

Ryzen 7 1800X vs Core i5-13420H specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 1800X beats the Core i5-13420H in overall performance. Despite this, the Core i5-13420H has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Ryzen 7 1800X has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 7 1800X has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-13420H. Despite this, the Core i5-13420H has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core i5-13420H has more L2 cache than the Ryzen 7 1800X. Despite this, the Ryzen 7 1800X has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core i5-13420H.

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 Ryzen 7 1800X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.