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Intel Core i9 13900H vs i7 13650HX

58 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13900H
VS
57 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13650HX
Intel Core i9 13900H
Intel Core i7 13650HX

We compared two 14-core laptop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i9 13900H against the 2.6 GHz i7 13650HX. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13650HX and 13900H
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900H
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU) integrated graphics: 2.3 vs 0.4 TFLOPS
  • 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13650HX
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-4800 RAM

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 13900H
vs
Core i7 13650HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 614 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 4378 -
Cinebench Scores (#146th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i9 13900H +11%
14739
Core i7 13650HX
13327
File compression 1320 MB/sec 1110 MB/sec
Clang compilation 107.9 Klines/sec 108.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 372.2 pages/sec 302.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 426.6 Mpixels/sec 382.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 270.4 pages/sec 248.2 pages/sec
Background blur 59.2 images/sec 56.4 images/sec
Photo processing 135.5 images/sec 112.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 24.7 Mpixels/sec 24.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 897 & 953 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 13900H
27089
Core i7 13650HX +11%
30040
Integer math 95.4 GOps/sec 101.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 68.3 GOps/sec 74.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 102M Primes/sec 101M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 35M Strings/sec 40.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 18.6 GBytes/sec 21.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 320.1 MBytes/sec 374 MBytes/sec
Physics 1695 Frames/sec 1700 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19B Matrices/sec 22.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4377 & 3495 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 13900H
212.33
Core i7 13650HX +15%
244.14

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.1 PPW 18.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 327.5 PPW 242.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 602 PPW 546.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.72 PPW 4.44 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i9 13900H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-12 -> sevensraysCinebench 2026614 / 4378
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-12 -> sevensraysGeekbench 6 CPU2382 / 13356
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-24 (JoseBedo)Cinebench 2024113 / 723
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Intel Core i7 13650HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (ujjwal)Geekbench 6 CPU2536 / 13528
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-21 (John Fernand)Cinebench 2024110 / 1033
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-21 (John Fernand)Cinebench 2024110 / 1033
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-10 (iris)Geekbench 6 CPU2536 / 13872
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-22 -> Awa OcinCinebench 2024111 / 1107
Add View all (12)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13900H and i7 13650HX

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 January 3, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number i9-13900H i7-13650HX
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU) UHD Graphics (16EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS - AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 288V - Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
Intel CPU rating (95th and 100th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.6 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.9 GHz 1.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.1 GHz 3.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 14
Total Threads 20 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 26x 26x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 157 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1964
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (123rd and 131st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU) Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 1550 MHz
Shading Units 768 128
TMUs 48 8
ROPs 24 4
Execution Units 96 16
TGP 15 W 6-15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i9 13900H +475%
2.3 TFLOPS
Core i7 13650HX
0.4 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics (16 EU) compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i9 13900H official page Intel Core i7 13650HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 20

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Comments

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