Intel Core i9 13900HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i9 13900HX, vs AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i9 13900HX 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 i9 13900HX
2088
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
1810
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900HX
28826
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
29604
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900HX
117
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
112
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900HX
1580
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
1629
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900HX
4095
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900HX
43351
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
n/a
Integer Math157.2 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math111.2 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search192 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort59.6 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption32.4 GB/sn/a
Data Compression534.9 MB/sn/a
Physics2662 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions308 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900HX
2865
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
2708
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900HX
16919
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
15317
File Compression1330 MB/s1250 MB/s
Clang Compilation167.1 KLines/s178.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser411.6 pages/s262.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering473.4 MP/sec430 MP/sec
Text Processing281.2 pages/s255 pages/s
Background Blur54.2 frames/s55.9 frames/s
Photo Processing129.9 frames/s94.7 frames/s
Ray Tracing35.7 MP/sec39.9 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i9 13900HX
355.81
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 307.6 PPW 278.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 788.2 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 28.7 PPW 29.6 PPW
Blender / W 6.47 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 i9-13900HX n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) Radeon 610M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Frequency 2.2 GHz 2.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.4 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores16n/a
Threads16n/a
Frequency1.6 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.9 GHzn/a
General
Cores count2416
Threads count3232
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier22x24
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache36 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 - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
DDR5-5200
Max Size 192 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth 89.6 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

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