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Intel Core i5-13500HX vs Intel Core i7-13850HX vs Intel Core i9-13950HX

Intel Core i5-13500HX

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The Intel Core i5-13500HX is a fast mid-range mobile processor of the Raptor Lake series. Is was announced in early 2023 and integrates 6 fast Raptor Cove performance cores (P-cores) with HyperThreading and 8 Gracemont efficiency cores without Hyper-Threading. The P-Cores clock between 2.5 GHz (base) up to 4.7 GHz (single core boost, all-core 4.5 GHz). The smaller E-Cores clock between 1.8 and 3.5 GHz. All cores can access the combined 24 MB L3 cache.

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 13980HX, but only 4800 MHz for the i5).

Performance

The average 13500HX in our database is in the same league as the Ryzen 7 7745HX, Core i7-13705H, Core i9-12900HK, Core i9-13900H, Core i9-13905H, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a very, very fast CPU, as of mid 2023.

Your mileage may vary depending on how competent the cooling solution of your laptop is and how high the CPU power limits are.

Power consumption

The chip's "minimum assured" power consumption sits at 45 W. Its maximum Intel-recommended Turbo power consumption is 157 W and the Base power consumption is supposed to be around 55 W. Most laptop makers will go for a value much higher than 55 W to get better performance.

The i5-13500HX is manufactured on Intel's 4th generation 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i7-13850HX

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The Intel Core i7-13850HX is a fast high-end mobile processor of the Raptor Lake series. Is was announced in early 2023 and offers combined 20 cores and 28 threads. Eight fast Raptor Cove performance cores (P-cores) with Hyper-Threading and eight Gracemont efficiency cores without HyperThreading. The 13850HX supports the full enterprise set of vPro management features.

The eight P-Cores are clocked from 2.1 GHz (base) up to 5.3 GHz (single core boost, all cores up to 4.7 GHz). The twelfe E-Cores clock between 1.5 (base) and 3.8 GHz (boost).

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 13850HX).

Performance

While we have not tested a single system built around the 13850HX as of August 2023, we fully expect the chip to be at least a couple pecentage points faster than the i9-12900HX, a CPU featuring eight P-cores and eight E-cores that run at nearly the same clock speeds as what the 13850HX has. Just how wide the performance delta will be will depend a lot on how competent the laptop's cooling solution is, and how high the CPU power limits are.

Power consumption

The chip's "minimum assured" power consumption sits at 45 W. Its Intel-recommended "Maximum Turbo" power consumption is 157 W while the Base power consumption is supposed to be around 55 W. Most laptop makers will probably go for a value much higher than 55 W to extract as much performance out of the chip as possible.

This Core i7 series processor is built with Intel's 4th generation 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i9-13950HX

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The Intel Core i9-13950HX is a fast high-end mobile processor of the Raptor Lake-HX series. Is was announced in early 2023 and is based on the desktop Core i9-13000K with combined 24 cores and 32 threads. Eight fast Raptor Cove performance cores (P-cores) clocked from 2.2 to 5.5 GHz (single core, all core boost 4.9 GHz) with HyperThreading and sixteen Gracemont efficiency cores without HyperThreading clocked from 1.6 to 4 GHz. The 13950HX is very similar to the Core i9-13980HX, but with vPro Enterprise support and a 100 MHz reduced boost of the P-cores.

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 13980HX).

Performance

The average 13950HX in our database is in the same league as the i9-13980HX and the i9-13900HX while being noticeably faster than the Ryzen 9 7845HX, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a very, very fast chip, as of mid 2023.

Thanks to its powerful cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 145 W, the MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US is among the fastest laptops built around the 13950HX that we know of.

Power consumption

The chip's "minimum assured" power consumption is 45 W while its Turbo power consumption isn't supposed to go over 157 W. Intel suggests the "base" power consumption should be set to 55 W, which laptop makers aren't really obliged to do. Most will go for a higher value to get better performance.

This i9 series processor is manufactured on Intel's 4th generation 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelIntel Core i5-13500HXIntel Core i7-13850HXIntel Core i9-13950HX
SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-HXIntel Raptor Lake-HXIntel Raptor Lake-HX
CodenameRaptor Lake-HXRaptor Lake-HXRaptor Lake-HX
Series: Raptor Lake-HX Raptor Lake-HX
Intel Core i9-13980HX1.6 - 5.6 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13950HX1.6 - 5.5 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900HX1.6 - 5.4 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13850HX1.5 - 5.3 GHz20 / 28 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13700HX1.5 - 5 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13650HX1.9 - 4.9 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13600HX1.9 - 4.8 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13500HX « 1.8 - 4.7 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13450HX1.8 - 4.6 GHz10 / 16 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13980HX1.6 - 5.6 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13950HX1.6 - 5.5 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900HX1.6 - 5.4 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13850HX « 1.5 - 5.3 GHz20 / 28 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13700HX1.5 - 5 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13650HX1.9 - 4.9 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13600HX1.9 - 4.8 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13500HX1.8 - 4.7 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13450HX1.8 - 4.6 GHz10 / 16 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13980HX1.6 - 5.6 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13950HX « 1.6 - 5.5 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900HX1.6 - 5.4 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13850HX1.5 - 5.3 GHz20 / 28 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13700HX1.5 - 5 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13650HX1.9 - 4.9 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13600HX1.9 - 4.8 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13500HX1.8 - 4.7 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13450HX1.8 - 4.6 GHz10 / 16 cores20 MB L3
Clock1800 - 4700 MHz1500 - 5300 MHz1600 - 5500 MHz
L3 Cache24 MB30 MB36 MB
Cores / Threads14 / 2020 / 28
8 x 5.3 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core
12 x 3.8 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
24 / 32
8 x 5.5 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core
16 x 4.0 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
TDP55 Watt55 Watt55 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm10 nm
Die Size257 mm2257 mm2257 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1964BGA1964BGA1964
FeaturesDDR4-3200/DDR5-4800 RAM, PCIe 5, Thr. Director, DL Boost, 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/DDR5-5600 RAM, PCIe 5, Thr. Director, DL Boost, GNA, vPro Enter., 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/DDR5-5600 RAM, PCIe 5, Thr. Director, DL Boost, GNA, vPro Enterp., MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, TME
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 1500 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770 ( - 1600 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770 ( - 1650 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com
L2 Cache24 MB32 MB

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-13500HX
43.9 pt (61%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-13950HX
53.4 pt (74%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
98 Points (68%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
887 Points (17%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 18235     avg: 18582     median: 18334 (17%)     max: 19176 Points
min: 24560     avg: 29352     median: 28681 (27%)     max: 33277 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1689     avg: 1731     median: 1730.5 (74%)     max: 1772 Points
min: 1952     avg: 2067     median: 2096 (89%)     max: 2113 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 648     avg: 674     median: 679 (75%)     max: 695 Points
min: 742     avg: 788     median: 801 (89%)     max: 816 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 6978     avg: 7123     median: 7021 (17%)     max: 7371 Points
min: 8697     avg: 10973     median: 10919 (27%)     max: 12648 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2856     avg: 2894     median: 2863 (18%)     max: 2964 Points
min: 3625     avg: 4565     median: 4529 (29%)     max: 5227 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 242     avg: 252.3     median: 252 (76%)     max: 263 Points
min: 274     avg: 292.9     median: 297 (89%)     max: 303 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
33.7 Points (44%)
60 Points (78%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.1 Points (78%)
3.6 Points (89%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
8980 Points (54%)
11424 Points (69%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
58608 Points (42%)
80693 Points (58%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
400.2 s (5%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
10.7 s (2%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 68923     avg: 71289     median: 71243 (41%)     max: 73701 MIPS
min: 99351     avg: 115415     median: 116665 (67%)     max: 127295 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5377     avg: 5652     median: 5728 (68%)     max: 5850 MIPS
min: 6445     avg: 6775     median: 6754 (81%)     max: 7064 MIPS
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 20.3     avg: 20.5     median: 20.3 (36%)     max: 20.9 fps
min: 26     avg: 30.7     median: 31 (54%)     max: 34.5 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.5 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.8 GB/s (48%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
14.6 GB/s (38%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 310     avg: 328.3     median: 336 (4%)     max: 339 Seconds
min: 175     avg: 203.1     median: 196 (2%)     max: 254 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 178     avg: 188     median: 193 (1%)     max: 193 Seconds
min: 100     avg: 112.4     median: 111 (1%)     max: 137 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4512     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (10%)     max: 0.4891 sec
min: 0.3823     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.4121 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 13265     avg: 14596     median: 14596 (31%)     max: 15927 Points
19311 Points (41%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.7 s (2%)
6.2 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.1 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
408 s (2%)
322.8 s (1%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
78386 Points (69%)
79200 Points (69%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 22848     avg: 23667     median: 23435 (63%)     max: 24719 Points
min: 19337     avg: 23708     median: 23960 (65%)     max: 27078 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
101155 Points (82%)
81602 Points (66%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
77857 Points (63%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
81621 Points (69%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 20276     avg: 20751     median: 20750.5 (52%)     max: 21225 Points
16332 Points (41%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 28766     avg: 30450     median: 30600 (55%)     max: 31983 Points
min: 31279     avg: 37843     median: 39372 (70%)     max: 42199 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 12867     avg: 13931     median: 14159 (60%)     max: 14766 Points
min: 13744     avg: 15379     median: 14805 (62%)     max: 18867 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
2478 Points (75%)
2700 Points (82%)
min: 2890     avg: 2920     median: 2919.5 (89%)     max: 2949 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
13404 Points (53%)
16782 Points (66%)
min: 15878     avg: 16928     median: 16927.5 (67%)     max: 17977 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1688     avg: 1732     median: 1730 (73%)     max: 1779 Points
min: 1805     avg: 2013     median: 2043 (86%)     max: 2097 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12683     avg: 13344     median: 13581 (24%)     max: 13767 Points
min: 16776     avg: 19501     median: 20036 (36%)     max: 21853 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1856     avg: 1979     median: 2006 (9%)     max: 2048 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 16846     avg: 18847     median: 18486.5 (58%)     max: 21567 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 521     avg: 539     median: 547 (1%)     max: 550 ms
min: 451     avg: 466.6     median: 468 (1%)     max: 478 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
90065 Points (81%)
103911 Points (93%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 240     avg: 246.7     median: 243 (70%)     max: 257 Points
min: 279     avg: 290.9     median: 291 (84%)     max: 302 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 255     avg: 280.7     median: 293 (61%)     max: 294 Points
min: 266     avg: 306.3     median: 318.5 (66%)     max: 346 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1701     avg: 1833     median: 1832.5 (70%)     max: 1964 Points
min: 1592     avg: 1950     median: 1964 (75%)     max: 2139 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 128.6     avg: 132     median: 132 (23%)     max: 135.4 Watt
min: 134.5     avg: 188.3     median: 205 (35%)     max: 223 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
179.2 Watt (33%)
min: 145     avg: 212.8     median: 204 (37%)     max: 259 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 16     avg: 17.4     median: 17.4 (12%)     max: 18.8 Watt
min: 14.2     avg: 20     median: 15.5 (10%)     max: 35 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
13.4 Watt (15%)
min: 15     avg: 18.5     median: 17 (19%)     max: 27.1 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 18.8     avg: 21.5     median: 21.4 (16%)     max: 25 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-13500HX → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-13850HX → 117% n=2

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-13950HX → 122% n=2

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