Intel Core i9 13905H vs i9 13900HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i9 13905H with 14-cores against the 2.2 GHz i9 13900HX with 24-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 13905H
- More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU) integrated graphics: 2.3 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900HX
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- Unlocked multiplier
- Has 10 more physical cores
- Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (132nd and 49th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1310 MB/sec | 1330 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 93 Klines/sec | 167.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 317.9 pages/sec | 411.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 381.6 Mpixels/sec | 473.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 269.6 pages/sec | 281.2 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 48.8 images/sec | 54.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 116.6 images/sec | 129.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 20.5 Mpixels/sec | 35.7 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 101 GOps/sec | 151 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 73.1 GOps/sec | 106.8 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 121M Primes/sec | 184M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 37.6M Strings/sec | 57.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 20.3 GBytes/sec | 30.9 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 352 MBytes/sec | 511.7 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2040 Frames/sec | 2532 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 21.1B Matrices/sec | 29.4B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 24.4 PPW | 31.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 287.6 PPW | 307.6 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 660.2 PPW | 754.6 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 5.06 PPW | 6.47 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 13905H
No benchmark results yet
Intel Core i9 13900HX
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2025-10-01 (lubby) | Cinebench 2024 | 115 / 1737 |
| ๐ 2025-04-12 (Mos) | Cinebench 2024 | 103 / 1014 |
| ๐ 2024-08-11 (Guest #2) | Cinebench 2024 | 117 / 1580 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13905H and i9 13900HXGeneral
| 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 | i9-13905H | i9-13900HX |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU) | UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX |
| Successor | - | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX |
Intel CPU rating (84th and 52nd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.4 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | 16 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.9 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.1 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Total Cores | 14 | 24 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 32 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 26x | 22x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 36MB (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-1792 | BGA-1964 |
| Peak Temperature | 100ยฐC | 100ยฐC |
Laptop processors ranking (105th and 63rd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1500 MHz | 1650 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 256 |
| TMUs | 48 | 16 |
| ROPs | 24 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 96 | 32 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5200 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-6400 - LPDDR5x-6400 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
- DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | - | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 13905H official page | Intel Core i9 13900HX official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 20 |
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