Intel Core i9 13980HX vs i9 13950HX

We compared two 24-core laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core i9 13980HX against the 2.2 GHz i9 13950HX. 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
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13950HX and 13980HX
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13980HX
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 5.5 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13950HX
  • Unlocked multiplier

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 Scores (25th and 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 1400 MB/sec 1210 MB/sec
Clang compilation 161.1 Klines/sec 166.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 432.8 pages/sec 355 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 469.4 Mpixels/sec 444.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 277 pages/sec 264.5 pages/sec
Background blur 53.3 images/sec 57 images/sec
Photo processing 136.1 images/sec 115.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 36.2 Mpixels/sec 35.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 434 & 907 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
45338
Integer math 163.4 GOps/sec 142.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 116.3 GOps/sec 102.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 186M Primes/sec 195M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 64.7M Strings/sec 55.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 34.5 GBytes/sec 29.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 572.8 MBytes/sec 497 MBytes/sec
Physics 2510 Frames/sec 2584 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 33B Matrices/sec 28.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 2555 & 1775 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
382.64

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 36.6 PPW 34.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 315.2 PPW 291.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 824.3 PPW 735.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.96 PPW 6.04 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 13980HX
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-14 (Judicatio)Cinebench 2024128 / 1861
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-03-18 (Rennsport)Geekbench 6 CPU2951 / 17667
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-06-27 (PPLord)Cinebench 2024120 / 1190
Intel Core i9 13950HX
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13980HX and i9 13950HX

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 i9-13980HX i9-13950HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) UHD Graphics (32EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX - AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
Intel CPU rating (40th and 48th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.6 GHz 5.5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 16
E-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (E) 1.6 GHz 1.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4 GHz 4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 24 24
Total Threads 32 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 22x 22x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 36MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No 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 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Laptop processors ranking (47th and 59th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
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 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.8 TFLOPS
0.8 TFLOPS

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 13980HX official page Intel Core i9 13950HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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