Intel Core i9 13900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i9 13900K, vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i9 13900K and AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
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 13900K
2076
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
2002
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900K
37486
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
34982
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900K
131
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
113
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900K
2140
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
1720
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900K
4610
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
4036
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900K
58719
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
55932
Integer Math208.3 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math151.9 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search237 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort88 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption46.8 GB/sn/a
Data Compression796.1 MB/sn/a
Physics3140 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions466 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900K
2939
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
2767
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900K
20498
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
16761
File Compression1570 MB/sn/a
Clang Compilation193.2 KLines/sn/a
HTML5 Browser477 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering560.7 MP/secn/a
Text Processing301.8 pages/sn/a
Background Blur75.8 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing162.5 frames/sn/a
Ray Tracing43.5 MP/secn/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i9 13900K
529.69
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
476.21

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 164 PPW 304.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 469.8 PPW 1016.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 17.1 PPW 31.3 PPW
Blender / W 4.24 PPW 8.66 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced September, 27, 2022 April, 1, 2025
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Zen 4 (Dragon Range)
Model number i9-13900K n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon 610M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Frequency 3.0 GHz 2.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.4 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores16n/a
Threads16n/a
Frequency2.2 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.3 GHzn/a
General
Cores count2416
Threads count3232
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier30x24x
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) 125 W 55 W
Max TDP (Boost) 253 W 75 W
Socket LGA-1700 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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