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Intel Core i9 13950HX vs i9 13900K

Intel Core i9 13950HX
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Intel Core i9 13900K
Intel Core i9 13950HX
Intel Core i9 13900K

We compared two 24-core CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core i9 13950HX (laptop) against the 3.0 GHz i9 13900K (desktop). 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
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop CPUs.

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13900K and 13950HX
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13950HX
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.5 GHz vs 5.4 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900K
  • 12% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3063 vs 2740 points
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Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 13950HX
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Core i9 13900K

Cinebench R23

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Core i9 13950HX
28725
Core i9 13900K +33%
38345
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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)
Core i9 13950HX
17239
Core i9 13900K +23%
21250
File compression 1390 MB/sec 1650 MB/sec
Clang compilation 155.9 Klines/sec 203.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 446.1 pages/sec 548.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 464 Mpixels/sec 579.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 259.6 pages/sec 318.2 pages/sec
Background blur 56.7 images/sec 61.4 images/sec
Photo processing 139.5 images/sec 166.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 35.1 Mpixels/sec 47.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 13950HX
45393
Core i9 13900K +32%
59769
Integer math 158.5 GOps/sec 211.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 114.4 GOps/sec 154.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 224M Primes/sec 243M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 64.1M Strings/sec 90.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.5 GBytes/sec 47.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 555.9 MBytes/sec 813.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 2932 Frames/sec 3110 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 32.4B Matrices/sec 47.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4]

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Specifications

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

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 September 27, 2022
Type Laptop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number i9-13950HX i9-13900K
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) UHD Graphics 770

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.2 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.5 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 16
E-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (E) 1.6 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4 GHz 4.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 24 24
Total Threads 32 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 22x 30x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 36MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 157 W 253 W
Socket BGA-1964 LGA-1700
Peak temperature 100°C 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1650 MHz 1650 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 45 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i9 13950HX
0.74 TFLOPS
Core i9 13900K
0.78 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max. 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 i9 13900K official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i9 13900K or i9 13950HX?
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