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Intel Core i9-13980HX vs Intel Core i9-14900HX

Intel Core i9-13980HX

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The Intel Core i9-13980HX 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) with HyperThreading that clock between 2.2 GHz (base) to 5.6 GHz (single core Turbo). The sixteen Gracemont cores are smaller and slower and optimized for efficiency. They clock between 1.6 GHz (base) and 4 GHz (Turbo).

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 13980HX 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.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 143 W, the Alienware m18 R1 is among the fastest systems built around the 13980HX that we know of. It can be at least 10% 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 on 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 i9-14900HX

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The Intel Core i9-14900HX is a high-end CPU based on the Raptor Lake architecture for large and heavy notebooks. The CPU was introduced at the beginning of 2024 and is a slightly higher clocked variant of the older Core i9-13980HX.

The total of 32 threads are divided into P-cores and E-cores, which we already know from Alder-Lake. Here, 8 performance cores (P-cores) with hyperthreading are used and 16 efficiency cores, so that a total of 32 threads can be processed simultaneously. The P-cores clock from 2.2 GHz (base clock) to 5.8 GHz (single-core turbo) and the E-cores from 1.6 GHz to 4.1 GHz.

Performance

Due to the slightly higher maximum clock rates, the single-core performance of the 14900HX in particular increases slightly compared to the 13980HX. Compared to AMD's top model, the Ryzen 9 7945HX or 7945HX3D the 14900HX comes in just behind (on average in our benchmarks). However, the performance depends on the benchmark and the cooling and is usually very comparable.

Graphics

Like the Intel Core i9-12900HX, the Intel Core i9-14900HX offers an integrated graphics unit. The Intel Iris XE architecture continues to serve as the basis. In terms of performance, however, not much has changed with the Intel UHD Graphics 770.

The 14900HX is manufactured on the improved 10nm FinFET process at Intel (Intel 7 process) and is specified with 55 watts of base power and 157 watts of turbo power.

ModelIntel Core i9-13980HXIntel Core i9-14900HX
CodenameRaptor Lake-HXRaptor Lake-HX Refresh
SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-HXIntel Raptor Lake-HX
Series: Raptor Lake-HX Raptor Lake-HX Refresh
Intel Core i9-13980HX « 1.6 - 5.6 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13950HX compare1.6 - 5.5 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900HX compare1.6 - 5.4 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13850HX compare1.5 - 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 i9-14900HX « 1.6 - 5.8 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i7-14700HX compare3.9 - 5.5 GHz20 / 28 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i7-14650HX compare1.6 - 5.2 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i5-14500HX compare1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-14450HX compare1.8 - 4.8 GHz10 / 16 cores20 MB L3
Clock1600 - 5600 MHz1600 - 5800 MHz
L2 Cache32 MB32 MB
L3 Cache36 MB36 MB
Cores / Threads24 / 32
8 x 5.6 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core
16 x 4.0 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
24 / 32
8 x 5.8 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core
16 x 4.1 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 Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, Hyper-Threading, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR4-3200/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, SHA
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 770 ( - 1650 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 1650 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com
TDP Turbo PL2157 Watt

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-13980HX
46 pt (77%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-14900HX
46.6 pt (78%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 118.8     avg: 127.2     median: 128.5 (72%)     max: 131.7 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 817     avg: 1544     median: 1592 (30%)     max: 2071 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 28301     avg: 30428     median: 30273 (28%)     max: 33052 Points
min: 17078     avg: 28872     median: 30055 (28%)     max: 36249 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1825     avg: 2081     median: 2110 (89%)     max: 2169 Points
min: 1720     avg: 2150     median: 2181.5 (92%)     max: 2245 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 717     avg: 790     median: 807 (88%)     max: 825 Points
min: 657     avg: 825     median: 833.5 (91%)     max: 859 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 10353     avg: 11583     median: 11510 (28%)     max: 12437 Points
min: 6579     avg: 10958     median: 11419 (28%)     max: 13832 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 4358     avg: 4724     median: 4717 (30%)     max: 5172 Points
min: 3263     avg: 4437     median: 4574 (29%)     max: 5589 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 289     avg: 303.6     median: 304.5 (84%)     max: 312 Points
min: 247     avg: 305.2     median: 310.5 (86%)     max: 323 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
55.8 Points (72%)
min: 40.14     avg: 43.8     median: 43.8 (57%)     max: 47.36 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.7 Points (89%)
min: 3.45     avg: 3.5     median: 3.5 (83%)     max: 3.54 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
11940 Points (72%)
min: 11078     avg: 11120     median: 11120 (67%)     max: 11162 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
85088 Points (62%)
min: 63617     avg: 67898     median: 67897.5 (49%)     max: 72178 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
125983 Points (80%)
min: 95056     avg: 98368     median: 98367.5 (63%)     max: 101679 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
17400 Points (21%)
min: 16204     avg: 16337     median: 16336.5 (20%)     max: 16469 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
183.5 s (2%)
min: 104.117     avg: 160     median: 160 (2%)     max: 215.805 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3 s (1%)
min: 2.806     avg: 3     median: 3 (1%)     max: 3.126 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
11438 Points (18%)
min: 10376     avg: 10937     median: 10936.5 (17%)     max: 11497 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 104616     avg: 118958     median: 119244 (68%)     max: 129804 MIPS
min: 66769     avg: 111970     median: 115640 (66%)     max: 136645 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 6889     avg: 6991     median: 6972 (82%)     max: 7163 MIPS
min: 5452     avg: 7056     median: 7151.5 (84%)     max: 7545 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
198.1 fps (66%)
min: 152.7     avg: 176.6     median: 176.6 (59%)     max: 200.5 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
374 fps (86%)
min: 337     avg: 350     median: 350 (81%)     max: 363 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 27     avg: 31.1     median: 31.6 (56%)     max: 33.4 fps
min: 16.8     avg: 29.3     median: 30.1 (53%)     max: 38.9 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
2.5 GB/s (74%)
min: 1.6     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (51%)     max: 1.9 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
4.9 GB/s (84%)
min: 3.2     avg: 3.6     median: 3.6 (61%)     max: 3.9 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
18.4 GB/s (48%)
min: 16.4     avg: 16.5     median: 16.5 (43%)     max: 16.5 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 170     avg: 194.7     median: 190 (2%)     max: 249 Seconds
min: 155     avg: 215.1     median: 205 (3%)     max: 394 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 97     avg: 108.4     median: 106 (1%)     max: 136 Seconds
min: 91     avg: 121     median: 113 (1%)     max: 206 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.3793     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.4041 sec
min: 0.3604     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.4859 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
19734 Points (42%)
min: 14839     avg: 18676     median: 19451 (41%)     max: 20788 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.4 s (2%)
min: 5.837     avg: 5.9     median: 5.9 (1%)     max: 5.928 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
15.5 s (1%)
min: 12.965     avg: 13.2     median: 13.1 (1%)     max: 13.328 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
345.8 s (2%)
min: 305.103     avg: 308.5     median: 308.5 (1%)     max: 311.83 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 81852     avg: 81973     median: 81973 (63%)     max: 82094 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 12665     avg: 23608     median: 25051 (62%)     max: 27094 Points
min: 16205     avg: 23321     median: 24017 (59%)     max: 29134 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 91195     avg: 94076     median: 94075.5 (76%)     max: 96956 Points
min: 92914     avg: 97333     median: 97111.5 (79%)     max: 102194 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
91414 Points (74%)
min: 86115     avg: 95301     median: 94260 (76%)     max: 101593 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
94552 Points (78%)
min: 94081     avg: 98844     median: 99882 (83%)     max: 102469 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 15674     avg: 20652     median: 21142 (53%)     max: 24650 Points
min: 16565     avg: 21102     median: 22007.5 (56%)     max: 24768 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 19708     avg: 37344     median: 40175 (72%)     max: 41644 Points
min: 11759     avg: 37541     median: 38821 (69%)     max: 46710 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 14503     avg: 16587     median: 17026 (72%)     max: 18234 Points
min: 12191     avg: 16418     median: 16783 (71%)     max: 18847 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
min: 2802     avg: 2882     median: 2881.5 (72%)     max: 2961 Points
min: 2419     avg: 2966     median: 3013 (75%)     max: 3129 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
min: 17472     avg: 17564     median: 17564 (68%)     max: 17656 Points
min: 13158     avg: 17401     median: 17606.5 (68%)     max: 19665 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
min: 2735     avg: 2790     median: 2789.5 (89%)     max: 2844 Points
min: 2771     avg: 2963     median: 2963 (94%)     max: 3105 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
min: 16383     avg: 16665     median: 16665 (68%)     max: 16947 Points
min: 15218     avg: 17953     median: 17720.5 (73%)     max: 21003 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1986     avg: 2079     median: 2099 (82%)     max: 2139 Points
min: 1669     avg: 2092     median: 2123.5 (83%)     max: 2210 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 18475     avg: 20205     median: 20329 (36%)     max: 22200 Points
min: 8618     avg: 19527     median: 20002 (36%)     max: 23194 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1987 Points (9%)
min: 1929     avg: 2037     median: 2050.5 (9%)     max: 2117 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
22107 Points (70%)
min: 16611     avg: 19035     median: 18175.5 (57%)     max: 23176 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 8705     avg: 8875     median: 8874.5 (89%)     max: 9044 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 58418     avg: 60787     median: 60787 (61%)     max: 63156 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 446     avg: 459.9     median: 451 (1%)     max: 515 ms
min: 428     avg: 448.6     median: 443 (1%)     max: 535 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 96184     avg: 102620     median: 102620 (75%)     max: 109055 Points
min: 104490     avg: 109643     median: 109502 (80%)     max: 115768 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 254     avg: 298.6     median: 306 (84%)     max: 318 Points
min: 246     avg: 300.7     median: 303 (83%)     max: 321 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 277     avg: 330.2     median: 337 (61%)     max: 349 Points
min: 269     avg: 324.4     median: 327 (59%)     max: 345 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1935     avg: 2079     median: 2080 (78%)     max: 2182 Points
min: 1877     avg: 2148     median: 2162 (81%)     max: 2344 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 157.3     avg: 197.5     median: 191.9 (33%)     max: 262 Watt
min: 73.6     avg: 170     median: 173.1 (30%)     max: 318 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 172.2     avg: 222.5     median: 225 (41%)     max: 291 Watt
min: 121.8     avg: 216.7     median: 219 (40%)     max: 301 Watt
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
230 Watt (100%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 19.8     avg: 25.3     median: 23.2 (15%)     max: 32.3 Watt
min: 8.59     avg: 24.9     median: 26.8 (18%)     max: 35.1 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 15.2     avg: 25.2     median: 24.9 (28%)     max: 37.8 Watt
min: 9.03     avg: 19.7     median: 18.1 (20%)     max: 35.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 18.3     avg: 21.1     median: 20.4 (15%)     max: 25.3 Points per Watt
min: 16     avg: 21.4     median: 20.8 (15%)     max: 27.1 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-13980HX → 100% n=50

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-14900HX → 98% n=50

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