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Intel Core i9 14900HX vs i9 13900K

72 out of 100
Intel Core i9 14900HX
VS
76 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13900K
Intel Core i9 14900HX
Intel Core i9 13900K

We compared two 24-core CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core i9 14900HX (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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
24.9
(Mediocre)
Value Index
36.4
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13900K and 14900HX
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900HX
  • Newer - released 1 year and 4 months later
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.8 GHz vs 5.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 14900HX
vs
Core i9 13900K

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 673
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 8146
Cinebench Scores (45th and 35th place)
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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 14900HX
18430
Core i9 13900K +11%
20498
File compression 1420 MB/sec 1570 MB/sec
Clang compilation 173.5 Klines/sec 193.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 463.6 pages/sec 477 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 508.4 Mpixels/sec 560.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 287.7 pages/sec 301.8 pages/sec
Background blur 54.6 images/sec 75.8 images/sec
Photo processing 154.7 images/sec 162.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 39.9 Mpixels/sec 43.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 545 & 683 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 14900HX
43705
Core i9 13900K +33%
58087
Integer math 157.2 GOps/sec 206.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 112.1 GOps/sec 150.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 193M Primes/sec 232M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 60.8M Strings/sec 86.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 32.6 GBytes/sec 46.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 539.1 MBytes/sec 785.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 2631 Frames/sec 3101 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 31.2B Matrices/sec 46B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6694 & 12796 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 14900HX
354.31
Core i9 13900K +49%
529.69

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 32.4 PPW 15.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 335.1 PPW 164 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 794.6 PPW 464.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.44 PPW 4.24 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 14900HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-22 (GEORGE FORMBY)Cinebench 2024124 / 1417
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-15 (jmtisi)Cinebench 2024111 / 629
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-26 (Ivan)Cinebench 2024125 / 1571
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-14 (JoeG)Cinebench 2024121 / 1334
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-05 (Justin0220)Cinebench 2024125 / 1064
Add View all (13)
Intel Core i9 13900K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-11 (Nagambie)Cinebench 2026673 / 8146
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-09 (veshelya)Cinebench 2024133 / 941
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-23 (Rohit007)Cinebench 2024124 / 1906
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-09 (LieInMyEyes)Cinebench 2024126 / 1771
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-21 (Richh)Cinebench 2024122 / 1823
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 14900HX and i9 13900K

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 9, 2024 September 27, 2022
Type Laptop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Raptor Lake
Model number i9-14900HX i9-13900K
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) UHD Graphics 770
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
Intel CPU rating (36th and 14th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.2 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.8 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) 4.1 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 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (#21st place)

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 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i9 14900HX
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i9 13900K
0.8 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 770 compared to Graphics Xe (32 EU)

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 14900HX 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

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