Intel Core i9 13900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX

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

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i9 13900KS 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 13900KS
2339
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
1810
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900KS
40404
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
29604
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900KS
135
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
112
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900KS
2156
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
1629
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900KS
4729
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900KS
61130
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
n/a
Integer Math212.4 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math156 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search258 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort91.1 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption48.2 GB/sn/a
Data Compression823.4 MB/sn/a
Physics3456 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions487 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900KS
3050
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
2708
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900KS
22073
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
15317
File Compression1790 MB/s1250 MB/s
Clang Compilation213.7 KLines/s178.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser564.2 pages/s262.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering585.8 MP/sec430 MP/sec
Text Processing308.9 pages/s255 pages/s
Background Blur61.5 frames/s55.9 frames/s
Photo Processing188.3 frames/s94.7 frames/s
Ray Tracing48.4 MP/sec39.9 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i9 13900KS
535.26
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 147.2 PPW 278.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 407.5 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 14.4 PPW 29.6 PPW
Blender / W 3.57 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 12, 2023 April, 1, 2025
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Zen 4 (Dragon Range)
Model number i9-13900KS n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon 610M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Frequency 3.2 GHz 2.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 6 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores16n/a
Threads16n/a
Frequency2.4 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.3 GHzn/a
General
Cores count2416
Threads count3232
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier32x24
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache32 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache36 MB total64 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 150 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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i9 13900KS the clear winner in this comparison.

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