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Intel Core i9-13900HX vs Intel Core i5-13600HX vs Intel Core i5-13450HX

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 i5-13600HX

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The Intel Core i5-13600HX 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 HyperThreading. The P-Cores clock between 2.6 GHz (base) up to 4.8 GHz (single core boost, all-core 4.5 GHz). The smaller E-Cores clock between 1.9 and 3.6 GHz. All cores can access the combined 24 MB L3 cache. The CPU supports vPro (Enterprise) management features.

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

While we have not tested a single system built around the 13600HX as of August 2023, we have plenty of performance data for the i7-13650HX, a chip with almost the same specs (six P-cores mated to eight E-cores, with the latter running at the same clock speeds as what the 13600HX has and the former running at up to 100 MHz faster which is a very small difference). Based on that, we expect the 13600HX to be just a few percentage points behind the i7-13700HX and the i9-12950HX, meaning it's 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 peak Turbo power consumption is not supposed to go over 157 W and its Intel-recommended Base power consumption is 55 W. Most laptop makers will probably go for a noticeably higher value to get better performance.

The i5-13600HX is built with Intel's 4th generation 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i5-13450HX

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The Intel Core i5-13450HX is a fast mid-range mobile processor of the Raptor Lake series. Is was announced in early 2023. The CPU integrates 6 fast Raptor Cove performance cores (P-cores) with HyperThreading and 4 Gracemont efficiency cores without HyperThreading. The P-Cores clock between 2.4 GHz (base) up to 4.6 GHz (single core boost, all-core 4.5 GHz). The smaller E-Cores clock between 1.8 and 3.4 GHz. All cores can access the combined 20 MB L3 cache (compared to the 36 MB of the i9 models).

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

While we have not tested a single system built around the 13450HX as of August 2023, we have tested several systems featuring the Core i5-12600K, a CPU with very similar specs (six P-cores mated to four E-cores, both running at insignificantly faster clock speeds than what the 13450HX has). Based on that, we expect the 13450HX to be 10% to 15% behind the Ryzen 7 7840HS and the Ryzen 9 7940HS, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned.

Your mileage may vary depending on how competent the system'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 Turbo power consumption is not supposed to go over 157 W and its "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.

The i5-13450HX is built with Intel's 4th generation 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelIntel Core i9-13900HXIntel Core i5-13600HXIntel Core i5-13450HX
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 i9-13900HX « 1.6 - 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
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 i5-13600HX « 1.9 - 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 i9-13950HX1.6 - 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 i5-13500HX1.8 - 4.7 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13450HX « 1.8 - 4.6 GHz10 / 16 cores20 MB L3
Clock1600 - 5400 MHz1900 - 4800 MHz1800 - 4600 MHz
L2 Cache32 MB
L3 Cache36 MB24 MB20 MB
Cores / Threads24 / 32
8 x 5.4 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core
16 x 3.9 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
14 / 2010 / 16
6 x 4.5 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core
4 x 3.4 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/DDR5-5600 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, PCIe 5, Thr. Director, DL Boost, GNA, vPro Enterp., MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, Hyper-Threading, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR4-3200/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, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 1650 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770 ( - 1500 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 1450 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

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 - i5-13450HX
42.6 pt (59%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 24270     avg: 28225     median: 27844 (26%)     max: 32623 Points
16575 Points (15%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1867     avg: 2044     median: 2055 (87%)     max: 2105 Points
1766 Points (75%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 722     avg: 784     median: 785.5 (87%)     max: 810 Points
680 Points (76%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 9152     avg: 10766     median: 10548 (26%)     max: 12541 Points
6489 Points (16%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 3913     avg: 4522     median: 4487 (28%)     max: 4970 Points
2427 Points (15%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 247     avg: 291.7     median: 295 (89%)     max: 304 Points
251 Points (76%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 49.5     avg: 52.3     median: 52.3 (68%)     max: 55.14 Points
29.2 Points (38%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 3.64     avg: 3.7     median: 3.7 (91%)     max: 3.67 Points
3.1 Points (76%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 11618     avg: 11700     median: 11699.5 (71%)     max: 11781 Points
9840 Points (59%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 76718     avg: 79300     median: 79299.5 (57%)     max: 81881 Points
58749 Points (43%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
111582 Points (77%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
17169 Points (21%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
215.7 s (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
2.6 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 12876     avg: 12916     median: 12916 (20%)     max: 12956 Points
6830 Points (11%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 90675     avg: 111796     median: 114430 (66%)     max: 127283 MIPS
61811 MIPS (35%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 6340     avg: 6848     median: 6892.5 (82%)     max: 7177 MIPS
5571 MIPS (67%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
217.7 fps (76%)
141.7 fps (49%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
387.7 fps (89%)
324.6 fps (75%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 23.5     avg: 29.1     median: 29.4 (52%)     max: 34.4 fps
16.9 fps (30%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 2.1     avg: 2.3     median: 2.3 (0%)     max: 2.4 GB/s
1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 4.1     avg: 4.3     median: 4.3 (73%)     max: 4.4 GB/s
1.6 GB/s (28%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 15.2     avg: 17     median: 17 (44%)     max: 18.8 GB/s
13.5 GB/s (35%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 175     avg: 210.7     median: 202 (3%)     max: 275 Seconds
387 Seconds (5%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 101     avg: 117.9     median: 114 (1%)     max: 153 Seconds
196 Seconds (1%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.375     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.4564 sec
0.5 sec (10%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 16591     avg: 17802     median: 18036.5 (38%)     max: 18235 Points
14017 Points (30%)
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
7.2 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
13.4 s (1%)
15.9 s (1%)
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
402 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 74788     avg: 76276     median: 76275.5 (67%)     max: 77763 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 19090     avg: 23161     median: 23767 (64%)     max: 25681 Points
21982 Points (59%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 77043     avg: 86045     median: 83045 (67%)     max: 101046 Points
82893 Points (67%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
82808 Points (67%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
85007 Points (72%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 16532     avg: 21282     median: 21573 (55%)     max: 23984 Points
19916 Points (50%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 28693     avg: 37016     median: 37598.5 (67%)     max: 43004 Points
27595 Points (49%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 13288     avg: 15195     median: 14988 (63%)     max: 18304 Points
12644 Points (53%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
min: 2548     avg: 2720     median: 2720 (83%)     max: 2892 Points
2920 Points (89%)
2448 Points (74%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
min: 15031     avg: 16523     median: 16522.5 (65%)     max: 18014 Points
15910 Points (63%)
12619 Points (50%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1345     avg: 1988     median: 2036 (86%)     max: 2093 Points
min: 1885     avg: 1913     median: 1912.5 (81%)     max: 1940 Points
1763 Points (74%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 17614     avg: 19809     median: 19982 (36%)     max: 21075 Points
min: 14280     avg: 15135     median: 15135 (27%)     max: 15990 Points
12022 Points (22%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1804     avg: 1964     median: 1982 (9%)     max: 2064 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 18612     avg: 19451     median: 19027 (60%)     max: 20594 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 8706     avg: 8840     median: 8843 (88%)     max: 8936 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 66537     avg: 70316     median: 71143 (79%)     max: 71700 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
7348 Points (100%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
41034 Points (100%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 453     avg: 471.3     median: 463.5 (1%)     max: 520 ms
531 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 95898     avg: 101964     median: 104390 (94%)     max: 105526 Points
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
281 Points (59%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1825     avg: 2064     median: 2113 (81%)     max: 2295 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 106.1     avg: 171.8     median: 175.4 (30%)     max: 231 Watt
160.8 Watt (28%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 176     avg: 217.8     median: 223 (41%)     max: 266 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 13.9     avg: 23.8     median: 25 (17%)     max: 31.5 Watt
31.6 Watt (21%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 15     avg: 19.9     median: 19 (21%)     max: 29 Watt
11.5 Watt (13%)
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

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-13900HX → 100% n=4

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-13600HX → 93% n=4

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-13450HX → 78% n=4

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