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Intel Core i9-13900HX vs Intel Core i9-12900K

Intel Core i9-13900HX

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The Intel Core i9-13900HX is a fast high-end mobile processor of the Raptor Lake series. Is was announced in early 2023 and looks like it is based on the desktop Core i9-13000K with combined 24 cores and 32 threads. Eight fast Raptor Cove performance cores (P-cores) with HyperThreading that clock between 2.2 GHz (base) and 5.4 GHz (single core boost, 4.9 GHz for all cores) and sixteen Gracemont efficiency cores without Hyper-Threading (1.6 - 3.9 GHz).

Compared to Alder Lake, Raptor Lake offers improved P-Cores (Raptor Cove micro-architecture) with bigger Caches and more E-Cores (same Gracemont micro-architecture). Furthermore, the chip supports faster DDR5 memory (up to 5600 MHz for the 13900HX).

Performance

The average 13900HX in our database is in the same league as the Core i9-13950HX and the Ryzen 9 7845HX, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is really impressive, to say the least.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 99 W, the Eluktronics Mech-17 GP2 is among the fastest laptops built around the 13900HX that we know of. It can be about 50% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

The CPU is still produced in a further improved 10nm FinFET process (Intel 7) that allows the higher clock speeds. The power consumption is specified at 55W base power up to 157 Watt max. Turbo power.

Intel Core i9-12900K

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The Intel Core i9-12900K is a high end CPU for desktops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was first announced in November 2021 and offers 8 performance cores and 8 efficiency cores. The performance cores (P-cores) support HyperThreading, leading to 24 Threads that can be processed at once. The performance cores can clock with up to 5.2 GHz (Turbo Boost Max 3.0), the efficiency cores can clock with up to 3.9 GHz. All cores can use 30 MB Smart Cache. The integrated memory controller supports up to 128 GB DDR5 with 4800 MT/s (dual channel).

The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficiency cores for the best performance.

For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (most likely only using AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC and AV1 decode in hardware.

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe architecture and called Intel UHD Graphics 770. It clocks between 300 and 1.55 GHz.

Performance

The average 12900K in our database nearly matches the Ryzen 9 3950X and the Ryzen 9 5950X in multi-thread performance. This is a great result, as of mid 2022.

Learn more by reading the Corsair One i300 review.

Power consumption

This Core i9 series chip has a Base power consumption of 125 W, with 241 W being its "Maximum Turbo" power consumption.

The i9-12900K is built with Intel's 4th generation 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for lower than average, as of mid 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelIntel Core i9-13900HXIntel Core i9-12900K
SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-HXIntel Alder Lake-S
CodenameRaptor Lake-HXAlder Lake
Series: Alder Lake-S Alder Lake
Intel Core i9-13980HX compare1.6 - 5.6 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13950HX compare1.6 - 5.5 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900HX « 1.6 - 5.4 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13850HX compare1.5 - 5.3 GHz20 / 28 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13700HX compare1.5 - 5 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13650HX compare1.9 - 4.9 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13600HX compare1.9 - 4.8 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13500HX compare1.8 - 4.7 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13450HX compare1.8 - 4.6 GHz10 / 16 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900K « 3.2 - 5.2 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i9-12900 compare2.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 24 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700K compare2.7 - 5 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700F compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i7-12700 compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz12 / 20 cores25 MB L3
Intel Core i5-12600K compare2.8 - 4.9 GHz10 / 16 cores20 MB L3
Clock1600 - 5400 MHz3200 - 5200 MHz
L2 Cache32 MB14 MB
L3 Cache36 MB30 MB
Cores / Threads24 / 32
8 x 5.4 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core
16 x 3.9 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
16 / 24
TDP55 Watt125 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm
Die Size257 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1964LGA1700
FeaturesDDR4-3200/DDR5-5600 RAM, PCIe 5, Thr. Dir., DL B., GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR4-3200/DDR5-4800 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 5, Thread Director, DL Boost, GNA, vPro Enterprise, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 1650 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770 (300 - 1550 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com
L1 Cache1.4 MB
$589 U.S.

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-13900HX
53.1 pt (74%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-12900K
50.7 pt (70%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 24270     avg: 28225     median: 27844 (26%)     max: 32623 Points
min: 25245     avg: 26125     median: 26125 (24%)     max: 27005 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1867     avg: 2044     median: 2055 (87%)     max: 2105 Points
min: 1998     avg: 2005     median: 2004.5 (85%)     max: 2011 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 722     avg: 784     median: 785.5 (87%)     max: 810 Points
min: 766     avg: 772     median: 771.5 (86%)     max: 777 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 9152     avg: 10766     median: 10548 (26%)     max: 12541 Points
min: 9630     avg: 9935     median: 9935 (24%)     max: 10240 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 3913     avg: 4522     median: 4487 (28%)     max: 4970 Points
min: 3473     avg: 3877     median: 4057 (26%)     max: 4102 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 247     avg: 291.7     median: 295 (89%)     max: 304 Points
min: 286     avg: 289     median: 289 (87%)     max: 292 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 49.5     avg: 52.3     median: 52.3 (68%)     max: 55.14 Points
min: 44.18     avg: 45.6     median: 45.6 (59%)     max: 47.06 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 3.64     avg: 3.7     median: 3.7 (91%)     max: 3.67 Points
min: 3.49     avg: 3.5     median: 3.5 (87%)     max: 3.5 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 11618     avg: 11700     median: 11699.5 (71%)     max: 11781 Points
min: 9812     avg: 9859     median: 9859 (60%)     max: 9906 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 76718     avg: 79300     median: 79299.5 (57%)     max: 81881 Points
min: 70420     avg: 71819     median: 71819 (52%)     max: 73218 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
111582 Points (77%)
min: 112749     avg: 112821     median: 112821 (78%)     max: 112893 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
17169 Points (21%)
min: 16144     avg: 16271     median: 16270.5 (20%)     max: 16397 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
215.7 s (3%)
min: 190.6     avg: 192.8     median: 192.8 (2%)     max: 195 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
2.6 s (1%)
min: 2.398     avg: 3.7     median: 3.7 (1%)     max: 4.924 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 12876     avg: 12916     median: 12916 (20%)     max: 12956 Points
min: 10792     avg: 11834     median: 11834 (19%)     max: 12876 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 90675     avg: 111796     median: 114430 (66%)     max: 127283 MIPS
min: 96960     avg: 97316     median: 97315.5 (56%)     max: 97671 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 6340     avg: 6848     median: 6892.5 (82%)     max: 7177 MIPS
min: 6571     avg: 6576     median: 6575.5 (79%)     max: 6580 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
217.7 fps (76%)
min: 196     avg: 201     median: 201 (70%)     max: 206 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
387.7 fps (89%)
min: 365     avg: 366.8     median: 366.8 (85%)     max: 368.5 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 23.5     avg: 29.1     median: 29.4 (52%)     max: 34.4 fps
min: 29     avg: 29.5     median: 29.5 (52%)     max: 30 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 2.1     avg: 2.3     median: 2.3 (0%)     max: 2.4 GB/s
min: 1.9     avg: 2     median: 2 (0%)     max: 2 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 4.1     avg: 4.3     median: 4.3 (73%)     max: 4.4 GB/s
min: 3.5     avg: 3.6     median: 3.6 (62%)     max: 3.7 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 15.2     avg: 17     median: 17 (44%)     max: 18.8 GB/s
min: 18.5     avg: 19.3     median: 19.3 (50%)     max: 20 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 175     avg: 210.7     median: 202 (3%)     max: 275 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 101     avg: 117.9     median: 114 (1%)     max: 153 Seconds
min: 121.1     avg: 124.7     median: 124.7 (1%)     max: 128.3 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.375     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.4564 sec
min: 0.3946     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.4216 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 16591     avg: 17802     median: 18036.5 (38%)     max: 18235 Points
min: 18426     avg: 18753     median: 18752.5 (40%)     max: 19079 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 6.2     avg: 6.2     median: 6.2 (1%)     max: 6.215 s
min: 7.04     avg: 7.1     median: 7.1 (2%)     max: 7.063 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
13.4 s (1%)
min: 15.59     avg: 15.6     median: 15.6 (1%)     max: 15.67 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 315     avg: 315.1     median: 315.1 (1%)     max: 315.265 s
min: 338.6     avg: 347     median: 347 (2%)     max: 355.4 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 74788     avg: 76276     median: 76275.5 (67%)     max: 77763 Points
min: 97859     avg: 97907     median: 97907 (86%)     max: 97955 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 19090     avg: 23115     median: 23699 (64%)     max: 25681 Points
min: 23010     avg: 25787     median: 26223 (71%)     max: 28789 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 77043     avg: 86045     median: 83045 (67%)     max: 101046 Points
min: 81757     avg: 101311     median: 101311 (82%)     max: 120865 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
82808 Points (67%)
min: 78981     avg: 99892     median: 99891.5 (81%)     max: 120802 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
85007 Points (72%)
min: 80654     avg: 99678     median: 99678 (84%)     max: 118702 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 16532     avg: 21282     median: 21573 (55%)     max: 23984 Points
min: 25449     avg: 25582     median: 25581.5 (65%)     max: 25714 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 28693     avg: 37016     median: 37598.5 (67%)     max: 43004 Points
min: 39112     avg: 39903     median: 39903 (71%)     max: 40694 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 13288     avg: 15195     median: 14988 (63%)     max: 18304 Points
min: 18431     avg: 18556     median: 18555.5 (78%)     max: 18680 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
min: 2548     avg: 2720     median: 2720 (73%)     max: 2892 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
min: 15031     avg: 16523     median: 16522.5 (65%)     max: 18014 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1345     avg: 1988     median: 2036 (86%)     max: 2093 Points
min: 1969     avg: 2006     median: 2005.5 (85%)     max: 2042 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 17614     avg: 19809     median: 19982 (36%)     max: 21075 Points
min: 17698     avg: 17776     median: 17776 (32%)     max: 17854 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1804     avg: 1964     median: 1982 (9%)     max: 2064 Points
min: 1927     avg: 1948     median: 1947.5 (8%)     max: 1968 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 18612     avg: 19451     median: 19027 (60%)     max: 20594 Points
min: 17697     avg: 17828     median: 17828 (56%)     max: 17959 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 8706     avg: 8840     median: 8843 (88%)     max: 8936 Points
min: 8593     avg: 8629     median: 8629 (86%)     max: 8665 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 66537     avg: 70316     median: 71143 (78%)     max: 71700 Points
min: 63583     avg: 63911     median: 63910.5 (70%)     max: 64238 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 453     avg: 471.3     median: 463.5 (1%)     max: 520 ms
min: 475     avg: 478     median: 478 (1%)     max: 481 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 95898     avg: 101964     median: 104390 (92%)     max: 105526 Points
96769 Points (85%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 243     avg: 288.7     median: 291 (84%)     max: 304 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 266     avg: 322.6     median: 322 (67%)     max: 358 Points
min: 320     avg: 325     median: 325 (68%)     max: 330 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1825     avg: 2064     median: 2113 (81%)     max: 2295 Points
2308 Points (88%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 106.1     avg: 171.8     median: 175.4 (30%)     max: 231 Watt
min: 257     avg: 268.3     median: 268.3 (46%)     max: 279.6 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 176     avg: 217.8     median: 223 (41%)     max: 266 Watt
min: 265     avg: 294.7     median: 294.7 (54%)     max: 324.4 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 13.9     avg: 23.8     median: 25 (17%)     max: 31.5 Watt
56.1 Watt (37%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 15     avg: 19.9     median: 19 (21%)     max: 29 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 19.5     avg: 20.7     median: 20.8 (15%)     max: 21.8 Points per Watt
min: 12.5     avg: 12.8     median: 12.8 (10%)     max: 13.1 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-13900HX → 100% n=47

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-12900K → 100% n=47

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