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Intel Core i9 13950HX vs i7 13850HX

69 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13950HX
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62 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13850HX
Intel Core i9 13950HX
Intel Core i7 13850HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core i9 13950HX with 24-cores against the 2.1 GHz i7 13850HX with 20-cores. 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 13850HX and 13950HX
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13950HX
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.5 GHz vs 5.3 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 13950HX
vs
Core i7 13850HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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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 1210 MB/sec 1350 MB/sec
Clang compilation 166.8 Klines/sec 156.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 355 pages/sec 373 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 444.2 Mpixels/sec 457.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 264.5 pages/sec 270.3 pages/sec
Background blur 57 images/sec 60.2 images/sec
Photo processing 115.9 images/sec 125.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 35.7 Mpixels/sec 35.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 907 & 176 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 13950HX +12%
40459
Core i7 13850HX
36132
Integer math 142.7 GOps/sec 123.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 102.4 GOps/sec 90.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 195M Primes/sec 175M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 55.9M Strings/sec 48.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 29.9 GBytes/sec 25.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 497 MBytes/sec 435.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 2584 Frames/sec 2392 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 28.9B Matrices/sec 26.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1775 & 984 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 13950HX +17%
332.04
Core i7 13850HX
284.53

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 34.6 PPW 20.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 291.8 PPW 297 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 735.6 PPW 656.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.04 PPW 5.17 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13950HX and i7 13850HX

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 i9-13950HX i7-13850HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) UHD Graphics (32EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX - AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
Intel CPU rating (49th and 74th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.2 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.5 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 12
E-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (E) 1.6 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4 GHz 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 24 20
Total Threads 32 28
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 22x 21x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 30MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 157 W 157 W
Socket BGA-1964 BGA-1964
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Laptop processors ranking (61st and 86th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1650 MHz 1600 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i9 13950HX
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i7 13850HX
0.8 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i9 13950HX official page Intel Core i7 13850HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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