Intel Core i9 13900HX vs i9 13900HK
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core i9 13900HX with 24-cores against the 2.6 GHz i9 13900HK with 14-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900HX
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- Has 10 more physical cores
- Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900HK
- More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) integrated graphics: 2.3 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (49th and 151st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1330 MB/sec | 1270 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 167.1 Klines/sec | 120.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 411.6 pages/sec | 357.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 473.4 Mpixels/sec | 441.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 281.2 pages/sec | 275.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 54.2 images/sec | 59.6 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 129.9 images/sec | 135.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 35.7 Mpixels/sec | 28.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 151 GOps/sec | 89.5 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 106.8 GOps/sec | 65.2 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 184M Primes/sec | 100M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 57.1M Strings/sec | 34.9M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 30.9 GBytes/sec | 18.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 511.7 MBytes/sec | 314.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2532 Frames/sec | 1691 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 29.4B Matrices/sec | 18.7B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 31.6 PPW | 22.4 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 307.6 PPW | 330.3 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 754.6 PPW | 594.2 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 6.47 PPW | 6.02 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 13900HX
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-10-01 (lubby) | Cinebench 2024 | 115 / 1737 |
| π 2025-04-12 (Mos) | Cinebench 2024 | 103 / 1014 |
| π 2024-08-11 (Guest #2) | Cinebench 2024 | 117 / 1580 |
Intel Core i9 13900HK
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2024-04-20 (AlessX) | Cinebench 2024 | 111 / 1009 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13900HX and i9 13900HKGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 3, 2023 | January 4, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Raptor Lake |
| Model number | i9-13900HX | i9-13900HK |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (32EU) | Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX | - AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX | - |
Intel CPU rating (52nd and 85th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.2 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.4 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| E-Cores | 16 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.6 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.9 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Total Cores | 24 | 14 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 20 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 22x | 26x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | 24MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 35-45 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 157 W | 115 W |
| Socket | BGA-1964 | BGA-1744 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (63rd and 107th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1650 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 768 |
| TMUs | 16 | 48 |
| ROPs | 8 | 24 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 96 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-5200 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-6400 - LPDDR5x-6400 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 13900HX official page | Intel Core i9 13900HK official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 28 |
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