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Intel Core i9-13900HX vs Intel Core i7-13850HX

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 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.

ModelIntel Core i9-13900HXIntel Core i7-13850HX
SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-HXIntel Raptor Lake-HX
CodenameRaptor Lake-HXRaptor Lake-HX
Series: Raptor Lake-HX Raptor Lake-HX
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 i7-13850HX1.5 - 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 i9-13980HX compare1.6 - 5.6 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13950HX compare1.6 - 5.5 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900HX1.6 - 5.4 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13850HX « 1.5 - 5.3 GHz20 / 28 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13700HX 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
Clock1600 - 5400 MHz1500 - 5300 MHz
L2 Cache32 MB24 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
20 / 28
8 x 5.3 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core
12 x 3.8 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
TDP55 Watt55 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm
Die Size257 mm2257 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1964BGA1964
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/DDR5-5600 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, SHA
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 1650 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770 ( - 1600 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-13900HX
45.4 pt (75%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 24270     avg: 28225     median: 27844 (26%)     max: 32623 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1867     avg: 2044     median: 2055 (87%)     max: 2105 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 722     avg: 784     median: 785.5 (87%)     max: 810 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 9152     avg: 10766     median: 10548 (26%)     max: 12541 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 3913     avg: 4522     median: 4487 (28%)     max: 4970 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 247     avg: 291.7     median: 295 (85%)     max: 304 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
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 3.64     avg: 3.7     median: 3.7 (90%)     max: 3.67 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 11618     avg: 11700     median: 11699.5 (71%)     max: 11781 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 76718     avg: 79300     median: 79299.5 (57%)     max: 81881 Points
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
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 90675     avg: 111796     median: 114430 (66%)     max: 127283 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 6340     avg: 6848     median: 6892.5 (82%)     max: 7177 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
217.7 fps (76%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
387.7 fps (89%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 23.5     avg: 29.1     median: 29.4 (52%)     max: 34.4 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 2.1     avg: 2.3     median: 2.3 (68%)     max: 2.4 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 4.1     avg: 4.3     median: 4.3 (73%)     max: 4.4 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 15.2     avg: 17     median: 17 (44%)     max: 18.8 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
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.375     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.4564 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 16591     avg: 17802     median: 18036.5 (38%)     max: 18235 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
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
13.4 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
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: 23115     median: 23699 (64%)     max: 25681 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 77043     avg: 86045     median: 83045 (67%)     max: 101046 Points
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
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 28693     avg: 37016     median: 37598.5 (67%)     max: 43004 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 13288     avg: 15195     median: 14988 (63%)     max: 18304 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
min: 2548     avg: 2720     median: 2720 (73%)     max: 2892 Points
2700 Points (73%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
min: 15031     avg: 16523     median: 16522.5 (65%)     max: 18014 Points
16782 Points (66%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1345     avg: 1988     median: 2036 (81%)     max: 2093 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 17614     avg: 19809     median: 19982 (36%)     max: 21075 Points
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 (78%)     max: 71700 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 453     avg: 471.3     median: 463.5 (1%)     max: 520 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 95898     avg: 101964     median: 104390 (92%)     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
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
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
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

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