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Intel Core i9-13900HK vs Intel Core i5-13420H

Intel Core i9-13900HK

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The Intel Core i9-13900HK 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. As a K-variant, the CPU offers an open multiplicator and therefore the possibility to overclock the CPU cores. Compared to the similar i9-12900HK, the 13900HK offers higher clock speeds. Compared to the i9-13900H, the 13900HK only offers the "Essentials" features of vPro.

Performance

Thanks to the high core count and high clock speed, the Core i9-13900HK is the fastest 45W CPU for laptops and only bested by Raptor Lake-HX based models with more cores and improved P-cores (e.g., the i9-13980HX). Still, the CPU is very well suited for all demanding use cases like gaming, content creation, and scientific calculations.

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).

Intel Core i5-13420H

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The Intel Core i5-13420H is a mid-range mobile CPU for laptops based on the Raptor Lake-H series (Alder Lake architecture). It was announced in early 2023 and offers 4 of the 6 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 4 of the 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 16 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.1 to 4.6 GHz (single core boost, all core up to 4.5 GHz) on the performance cluster and 1.5 to 3.4 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 12 MB L3 cache. 

Performance

Thanks to the higher clock speeds of the improved Intel 7 process, the Core i5-13420H can surpass the old Core i5-12450H (e.g., + 200 MHz boost).

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-5200 (up from DDR5-4800 of the i5-12500H). 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 48 of the 96 EUs (Execution Units).

The CPU is rated at 45 W base power (95 W PL2) but most laptops will use a PL1 of around 60 Watt. The SoC is manufactured in a further improved 10nm process at Intel, which is known as Intel 7.

ModelIntel Core i9-13900HKIntel Core i5-13420H
SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-HIntel Raptor Lake-H
CodenameRaptor Lake-HRaptor Lake-H
Series: Raptor Lake-H Raptor Lake-H
Intel Core i9-13900HK « 1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13905H compare1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900H compare1.9 - 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 i5-13420H1.5 - 4.6 GHz8 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900HK1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13905H compare1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900H compare1.9 - 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 « 1.5 - 4.6 GHz8 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock1900 - 5400 MHz1500 - 4600 MHz
L1 Cache1.2 MB704 KB
L2 Cache11.5 MB8 MB
L3 Cache24 MB12 MB
Cores / Threads14 / 208 / 12
4 x 4.6 GHz Intel Golden Cove P-Core
4 x 3.4 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
TDP45 Watt45 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketFCBGA1744BGA1700
FeaturesThread DirectorThread Director
iGPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1500 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1400 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comwww.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-13420H
39.5 pt (55%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
19704 Points (18%)
11871 Points (11%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1960 Points (83%)
1697 Points (72%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
749 Points (83%)
652 Points (72%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
7542 Points (18%)
4524 Points (11%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2950 Points (19%)
1815 Points (11%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
279 Points (84%)
242 Points (73%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
21.5 Points (28%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.9 Points (73%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
9302 Points (56%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
47500 Points (34%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
5919 Points (9%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
77190 MIPS (44%)
44970 MIPS (26%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
5864 MIPS (70%)
5331 MIPS (64%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
112.2 fps (39%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
320 fps (74%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
21.9 fps (38%)
13.3 fps (23%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.9 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.7 GB/s (29%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
9.6 GB/s (25%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
287 Seconds (4%)
502 Seconds (6%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
289 Seconds (2%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.4 sec (9%)
0.5 sec (11%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
13996 Points (30%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.8 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
16.5 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
422.7 s (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
24125 Points (65%)
17616 Points (48%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
95567 Points (78%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
15963 Points (40%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
29857 Points (53%)
23877 Points (43%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
13169 Points (56%)
8748 Points (37%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
2318 Points (70%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
9241 Points (36%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1942 Points (82%)
1664 Points (70%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
14985 Points (27%)
8336 Points (15%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1865 Points (8%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
14628 Points (46%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
7053 Points (96%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
31808 Points (77%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
482 ms (1%)
576 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
279 Points (80%)
238 Points (68%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
297 Points (62%)
263 Points (55%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1937 Points (74%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
201 Watt (35%)
47.1 Watt (8%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
200 Watt (36%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
27.8 Watt (18%)
11.6 Watt (8%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
28 Watt (31%)
8.2 Watt (9%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
14.8 Points per Watt (11%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-13900HK → 100% n=19

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-13420H → 78% n=19

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