AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i7-13850HX

Ryzen 7 3700X vs Core i7-13850HX specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 3700X beats the Core i7-13850HX in overall performance. Despite this, the Core i7-13850HX has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-13850HX has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 7 3700X. Indeed, the Core i7-13850HX has 20 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Ryzen 7 3700X. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 7 3700X. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 3700X has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-13850HX. In terms of cache, the Core i7-13850HX has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 7 3700X. Despite this, the Ryzen 7 3700X has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core i7-13850HX.

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 3700X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.