Intel Core i9 13950HX vs i9 13900H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core i9 13950HX with 24-cores against the 2.6 GHz i9 13900H with 14-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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
NanoReview Final Score
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
๐Ÿ”Œ Usage Scenario:

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13900H and 13950HX
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13950HX
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • 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
  • 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2907 vs 2676 points
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.5 GHz vs 5.4 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900H
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU) integrated graphics: 2.3 vs 0.8 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

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 (#33rd place)

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 1320 MB/sec
Clang compilation 166.8 Klines/sec 107.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 355 pages/sec 372.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 444.2 Mpixels/sec 426.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 264.5 pages/sec 270.4 pages/sec
Background blur 57 images/sec 59.2 images/sec
Photo processing 115.9 images/sec 135.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 35.7 Mpixels/sec 24.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 907 & 897 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
40459
Integer math 142.7 GOps/sec 95.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 102.4 GOps/sec 68.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 195M Primes/sec 102M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 55.9M Strings/sec 35M Strings/sec
Data encryption 29.9 GBytes/sec 18.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 497 MBytes/sec 320.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 2584 Frames/sec 1695 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 28.9B Matrices/sec 19B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 1775 & 4377 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
332.04

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 34.6 PPW 16.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 291.8 PPW 327.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 735.6 PPW 602 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.04 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 13950HX
No benchmark results yet
Intel Core i9 13900H
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-12 -> sevensraysCinebench 2026614 / 4378
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-12 -> sevensraysGeekbench 6 CPU2382 / 13356
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-06-24 (JoseBedo)Cinebench 2024113 / 723

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13950HX and i9 13900H

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 i9-13900H
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX - AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
Intel CPU rating (48th and 95th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.2 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.5 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 8
E-Threads 16 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.6 GHz 1.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4 GHz 4.1 GHz
Total
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 No

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 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Laptop processors ranking (59th and 123rd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU)
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
0.8 TFLOPS
2.3 TFLOPS

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 13950HX official page Intel Core i9 13900H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
30 (69.8%)
13 (30.2%)
Total votes: 43

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i9 13900H or i9 13950HX?
๐ŸŒ Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!