Intel Core i7 13650HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 13650HX, vs AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i7 13650HX and AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 13650HX
1868
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
1810
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 13650HX
20999
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
29604
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 13650HX
102
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
112
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 13650HX
1006
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
1629
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 13650HX
3775
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 13650HX
30845
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
n/a
Integer Math103.3 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math76 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search102 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort41.3 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption21.8 GB/sn/a
Data Compression386.7 MB/sn/a
Physics1748 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions233 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 13650HX
2574
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
2708
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 13650HX
13327
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
15317
File Compression1110 MB/s1250 MB/s
Clang Compilation108.1 KLines/s178.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser302.3 pages/s262.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering382.7 MP/sec430 MP/sec
Text Processing248.2 pages/s255 pages/s
Background Blur56.4 frames/s55.9 frames/s
Photo Processing112.5 frames/s94.7 frames/s
Ray Tracing24.4 MP/sec39.9 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 13650HX
244.14
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 242.3 PPW 278.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 560.8 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 18.3 PPW 29.6 PPW
Blender / W 4.44 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 3, 2023 April, 1, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Zen 4 (Dragon Range)
Model number i7-13650HX n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (16EU) Radeon 610M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 16
Threads 12 32
Frequency 2.6 GHz 2.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.9 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency1.9 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1416
Threads count2032
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier26x24
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total64 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 45-55 W 55 W
Max TDP (Boost) 157 W 75 W
Socket BGA-1964 FL1
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
DDR5-5200
Max Size 192 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth 76.8 GB n/a

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 28
Tech n/a - Compute: AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA
- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT
- Virtualization: AMD-V
- Security: EVP, NX-Bit, SMAP, SMEP

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX the clear winner in this comparison.

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