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Intel Core i9-13900H vs Apple M1

Intel Core i9-13900H

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The Intel Core i9-13900H is a high-end mobile CPU for laptops based on the Raptor Lake-H series (Alder Lake architecture). It was announced in early 2023 and offers 6 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 20 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.6 to 5.4 GHz (single core turbo, all-core 4.9 GHz) on the performance cluster and 1.9 to 4.1 GHz on the efficiency cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare with the Core i7-6920HQ). All cores can use up to 24 MB L3 cache. Compared to the similar Core i9-13900HK, the 13900H supports no open multiplicator for overclocking, but on the other hand the full set of vPro management features.

Performance

The average 13900H in our database is in the same league as the Core i5-13500HX, Core i7-13705H, Core i9-12900HK, Core i9-13905H and also the Ryzen 9 7940HS, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 115 W, the Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 is among the fastest laptops built around the 13900H 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.

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-5200 (up from 4800 MHz for the 12th gen). The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via 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 CPU now supports PCIe 5.0 x8 for a GPU and two PCIe 4.0 x4 for SSDs.

The integrated graphics card is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 96 EUs (Execution Units) .

The CPU is rated at 45 W base power (115 W PL2) but most laptops will use a PL1 of around 60 Watt. The SoC is manufactured in a 10nm process at Intel, which is known as Intel 7 (improved over the 12th Gen).

Apple M1

► remove from comparison Apple M1

The Apple M1 is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the late 2020 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro 13, and Mac Mini. It offers 8 cores divided in four performance cores and four power-efficiency cores. The big cores offer 192 KB instruction cache, 128 KB data cache, and 12 MB shared L2 cache. According to Apple the performance of these cores should be better than anything on the market (in late 2020). The four efficiency cores are a lot smaller and offer only 128 KB instruction cache, 64 KB data cache, and 4 MB shared cache. The efficiency cores (E cluster) clock with 600 - 2064 MHz, the performance cores (P cluster) with 600 - 3204 MHz.

The M1 is available in two TDP variants, a passive cooled 10 Watt variant for the MacBook Air and an active cooled faster variant for the MacBook Pro 13 and Mac Mini. Those should offer a better-sustained performance according to Apple.

The integrated graphics card in the M1 offers 8 cores (7 cores in the entry MacBook Air) and a peak performance of 2.6 teraflops. Apple claims that it is faster than any other iGPU at the time of announcement.

Furthermore, the SoC integrates a fast 16 core neural engine with a peak performance of 11 TOPS (for AI hardware acceleration), a secure enclave (e.g., for encryption), a unified memory architecture, Thunderbolt / USB 4 controller, an ISP, and media de- and encoders.

The Apple M1 includes 16 billion transistors (up from the 10 billion of the A12Z Bionic and therefore double the amount of a Tiger Lake-U chip like the i7-1185G7) and is manufactured in 5nm at TSMC.

ModelIntel Core i9-13900HApple M1
SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-HApple Apple M-Series
CodenameRaptor Lake-H
Series: Apple M-Series
Intel Core i9-13900HK compare1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13905H compare1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900H « 1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13800H compare1.8 - 5.2 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13705H compare1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13700H compare1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13620H compare1.8 - 4.9 GHz10 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13600H compare2.1 - 4.8 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13505H compare1.9 - 4.7 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13500H compare1.9 - 4.7 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13420H compare1.5 - 4.6 GHz8 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Apple M1 Max compare2.06 - 3.22 GHz10 / 10 cores48 MB L3
Apple M1 Pro compare2.06 - 3.22 GHz10 / 10 cores24 MB L3
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core compare2.06 - 3.22 GHz8 / 8 cores16 MB L3
Apple M1 « 2.06 - 3.22 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Clock1900 - 5400 MHz2064 - 3220 MHz
L1 Cache1.2 MB2 MB
L2 Cache11.5 MB16 MB
L3 Cache24 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads14 / 208 / 8
TDP45 Watt
Technology10 nm5 nm
max. Temp.100 °C
SocketBGA1744
FeaturesDDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266/DDR5-5200/LPDDR5-6400/LPDDR5x-6400 RAM, PCIe 5, Thr. Dir., DL B., GNA, vPro Ent., RPE, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAARMv8 Instruction Set
iGPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1500 MHz)Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Architecturex86ARM
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.com
Transistors16000 Million

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-13900H
46.3 pt (64%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
min: 101     avg: 102.5     median: 102.5 (71%)     max: 104 Points
107%
M1 +
110 Points (76%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
min: 703     avg: 761     median: 760.5 (14%)     max: 818 Points
58%
M1 +
444 Points (8%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 13015     avg: 16992     median: 17706 (16%)     max: 20385 Points
44%
M1 +
min: 7409     avg: 7728     median: 7800.5 (7%)     max: 7830 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1297     avg: 1894     median: 1966 (84%)     max: 2054 Points
77%
M1 +
min: 1496     avg: 1512     median: 1514.5 (64%)     max: 1520 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 428     avg: 723     median: 754 (84%)     max: 792 Points
53%
M1 +
min: 401     avg: 403     median: 402.5 (45%)     max: 406 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 4960     avg: 6599     median: 6864.5 (17%)     max: 7716 Points
30%
M1 +
min: 1863     avg: 2040     median: 2093.5 (5%)     max: 2109 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2061     avg: 2685     median: 2706 (17%)     max: 3100 Points
40%
M1 +
min: 1020     avg: 1063     median: 1072 (7%)     max: 1087 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 211     avg: 269.8     median: 280 (84%)     max: 297 Points
74%
M1 +
min: 206     avg: 207.3     median: 208 (63%)     max: 208 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 27.48     avg: 28.6     median: 28.6 (37%)     max: 29.65 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.98     avg: 3     median: 3 (74%)     max: 3 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 9550     avg: 9590     median: 9590 (58%)     max: 9630 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 53438     avg: 54921     median: 54920.5 (40%)     max: 56403 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 79014     avg: 79435     median: 79435 (55%)     max: 79856 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 13752     avg: 13786     median: 13786 (17%)     max: 13820 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 179.496     avg: 296.1     median: 296.1 (4%)     max: 412.775 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 3.141     avg: 3.3     median: 3.3 (1%)     max: 3.518 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 6800     avg: 8052     median: 8051.5 (13%)     max: 9303 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 45045     avg: 66867     median: 70217.5 (40%)     max: 79032 MIPS
49%
M1 +
34614 MIPS (20%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3665     avg: 6064     median: 6277.5 (75%)     max: 6600 MIPS
87%
M1 +
5441 MIPS (65%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 113.95     avg: 126.3     median: 126.3 (44%)     max: 138.55 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 284     avg: 292.3     median: 292.3 (67%)     max: 300.5 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 14.1     avg: 18.7     median: 19 (33%)     max: 22.3 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 1.2     avg: 1.3     median: 1.3 (0%)     max: 1.4 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 2.4     avg: 2.5     median: 2.5 (42%)     max: 2.5 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 13.2     avg: 14     median: 14 (36%)     max: 14.8 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 279     avg: 348.7     median: 336 (4%)     max: 467 Seconds
92%
M1 +
964 Seconds (12%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 166     avg: 203     median: 193 (1%)     max: 268 Seconds
97%
M1 +
min: 412     avg: 561     median: 561 (4%)     max: 710 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4052     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.723 sec
93%
M1 +
0.7 sec (16%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 13869     avg: 14799     median: 14893 (32%)     max: 15501 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 6.156     avg: 6.8     median: 6.8 (1%)     max: 7.445 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 13.784     avg: 15     median: 15 (1%)     max: 16.234 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 350.453     avg: 383.8     median: 383.8 (2%)     max: 417.103 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 55574     avg: 65893     median: 67507 (59%)     max: 75108 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 15540     avg: 21972     median: 22680.5 (61%)     max: 25420 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 83732     avg: 95381     median: 93901 (76%)     max: 103874 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 85594     avg: 91514     median: 93285 (76%)     max: 93890 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 89952     avg: 94996     median: 96373 (81%)     max: 98040 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 12004     avg: 17896     median: 18588.5 (47%)     max: 22184 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 17733     avg: 26770     median: 27939 (50%)     max: 32664 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 7863     avg: 11616     median: 11827.5 (50%)     max: 13726 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 M1 +
2711 Points (32%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 M1 +
min: 1956     avg: 3137     median: 3136.5 (36%)     max: 4317 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
min: 2437     avg: 2658     median: 2653.5 (71%)     max: 2807 Points
89%
M1 +
2363 Points (64%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
min: 11118     avg: 12850     median: 12644 (50%)     max: 14404 Points
68%
M1 +
8622 Points (34%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1140     avg: 1903     median: 1960 (83%)     max: 2043 Points
88%
M1 +
min: 1710     avg: 1729     median: 1730 (73%)     max: 1745 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9094     avg: 12693     median: 13014 (23%)     max: 15410 Points
58%
M1 +
min: 7034     avg: 7501     median: 7578 (14%)     max: 7710 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1654     avg: 1819     median: 1847 (8%)     max: 1958 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 11168     avg: 12512     median: 12681 (40%)     max: 14172 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 7253     avg: 8025     median: 8266 (83%)     max: 8498 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 41851     avg: 47697     median: 46327 (51%)     max: 54848 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 456     avg: 505     median: 478 (1%)     max: 828 ms
100%
M1 +
min: 418     avg: 473.8     median: 483 (1%)     max: 516 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 M1 +
min: 65.2     avg: 75.9     median: 76.4 (1%)     max: 86.1 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 85435     avg: 97010     median: 100627 (90%)     max: 102947 Points
62%
M1 +
min: 62055     avg: 63340     median: 62589.5 (56%)     max: 66974 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 133.5     avg: 275.6     median: 284 (82%)     max: 348 Points
67%
M1 +
189 Points (54%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 171.4     avg: 303.2     median: 317 (66%)     max: 340 Points
88%
M1 +
min: 216     avg: 266.3     median: 280.5 (58%)     max: 304 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
100%
1 M1 +
min: 104389     avg: 105297     median: 105297 (88%)     max: 106205 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
100%
1 M1 +
min: 110874     avg: 111266     median: 111266 (90%)     max: 111658 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
100%
1 M1 +
min: 533978     avg: 539206     median: 539206 (99%)     max: 544434 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
100%
1 M1 +
min: 267169     avg: 271808     median: 271808 (98%)     max: 276446 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
100%
1 M1 +
min: 1017190     avg: 1027580     median: 1027580 (99%)     max: 1037960 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
100%
1 M1 +
min: 1040910     avg: 1113810     median: 1113810 (67%)     max: 1186710 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
100%
1 M1 +
min: 244643     avg: 254253     median: 254252 (70%)     max: 263862 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1104     avg: 1872     median: 1915 (73%)     max: 2146 Points
67%
M1 +
min: 1266     avg: 1301     median: 1283 (49%)     max: 1355 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 38.1     avg: 100.5     median: 102.4 (18%)     max: 154 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 66.1     avg: 125.6     median: 115.9 (21%)     max: 196.9 Watt
121%
1 M1 +
27.2 Watt (5%)
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
100%
1 M1 +
min: 8.23     avg: 8.7     median: 8.5 (4%)     max: 9.49 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 2.9     avg: 14     median: 15.6 (10%)     max: 28.1 Watt
109%
1 M1 +
3 Watt (2%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 4.85     avg: 13.3     median: 12.3 (14%)     max: 24 Watt
112%
1 M1 +
min: 2.29     avg: 2.9     median: 3.1 (3%)     max: 3.22 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 13.6     avg: 28.3     median: 21.5 (16%)     max: 97.6 Points per Watt
175%
1 M1 +
37.5 Points per Watt (28%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-13900H → 100% n=22

Average Benchmarks Apple M1 → 72% n=22

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