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Intel Core i9 13900HK vs i9 13900H

60 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13900HK
VS
58 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13900H
Intel Core i9 13900HK
Intel Core i9 13900H

We compared two 14-core laptop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i9 13900HK against the 2.6 GHz i9 13900H. 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 13900H and 13900HK
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900HK
  • Unlocked multiplier

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 13900HK
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Core i9 13900H

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 (#151st 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)
File compression 1270 MB/sec 1320 MB/sec
Clang compilation 120.5 Klines/sec 107.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 357.5 pages/sec 372.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 441.9 Mpixels/sec 426.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 275.3 pages/sec 270.4 pages/sec
Background blur 59.6 images/sec 59.2 images/sec
Photo processing 135.9 images/sec 135.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 28.1 Mpixels/sec 24.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 561 & 897 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 89.5 GOps/sec 95.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 65.2 GOps/sec 68.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 100M Primes/sec 102M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 34.9M Strings/sec 35M Strings/sec
Data encryption 18.4 GBytes/sec 18.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 314.1 MBytes/sec 320.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1691 Frames/sec 1695 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 18.7B Matrices/sec 19B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 690 & 4377 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 13900HK +28%
271.12
Core i9 13900H
212.33

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 22.4 PPW 16.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 330.3 PPW 327.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 594.2 PPW 602 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.02 PPW 4.72 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 13900HK
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2024-04-20 (AlessX)Cinebench 2024111 / 1009
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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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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13900HK and i9 13900H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 4, 2023 January 3, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number i9-13900HK i9-13900H
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS - AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
Intel CPU rating (85th and 95th 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 5.4 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 4.1 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 Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 115 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (107th and 123rd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 1500 MHz
Shading Units 768 768
TMUs 48 48
ROPs 24 24
Execution Units 96 96
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i9 13900HK
2.3 TFLOPS
Core i9 13900H
2.3 TFLOPS
See: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i9 13900HK official page Intel Core i9 13900H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

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