AMD EPYC 9654 vs Intel Core i9-13900HX

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AMD EPYC 9654 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-13900HX
AMD EPYC 9654 Intel Core i9-13900HX

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 9654 or Intel Core i9-13900HX - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD EPYC 9654 has 96 cores with 192 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9654 was released in Q4/2022.

The Intel Core i9-13900HX has 24 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-13900HX was released in Q1/2023.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
AMD EPYC 9004 (21) CPU group Intel Core i 13000H (26)
4 Generation 13
Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) Architecture Raptor Lake H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i9-12900HX
-- Successor Intel Core i9-14900HX

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 9654 has 96 CPU cores and can calculate 192 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9654 is 2.40 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the Intel Core i9-13900HX has 24 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-13900HX is at 2.20 GHz (5.40 GHz).

AMD EPYC 9654 Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HX
96 Cores 24
192 Threads 32
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz (3.70 GHz)
96x Zen 4
A-Core 2.20 GHz (5.40 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
-- B-Core 1.70 GHz (3.60 GHz)
16x Gracemont

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD EPYC 9654 Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HX
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD EPYC 9654 or Intel Core i9-13900HX has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU)
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.65 GHz
-- GPU Generation 13
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 32
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD EPYC 9654 can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 460.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-13900HX supports up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 89.6 GB/s.

AMD EPYC 9654 Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HX
DDR5-4800 Memory DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
6144 GB Max. Memory 192 GB
12 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
460.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
96.00 MB L2 Cache 32.00 MB
384.00 MB L3 Cache 36.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 5.0
128 PCIe lanes 20
504.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 9654 is 360 W, while the Intel Core i9-13900HX has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD EPYC 9654 Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HX
360 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
-- TDP (PL2) 157 W
400 W TDP up 86 W
320 W TDP down 45 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 9654 is manufactured in 5 nm and has 480.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-13900HX is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 68.00 MB cache.

AMD EPYC 9654 Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HX
5 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
SP5 Socket BGA 1744
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2022 Release date Q1/2023
11805 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 9654 (75%)
Intel Core i9-13900HX (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 9654 (100%)
Intel Core i9-13900HX (44%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 9654 AMD EPYC 9654
96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz
1529 (74%)
Intel Core i9-13900HX Intel Core i9-13900HX
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz
2064 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 9654 AMD EPYC 9654
96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz
79486 (100%)
Intel Core i9-13900HX Intel Core i9-13900HX
24C 32T @ 4.60 GHz
20305 (26%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD EPYC 9654 AMD EPYC 9654
96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz
2025 (75%)
Intel Core i9-13900HX Intel Core i9-13900HX
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz
2712 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD EPYC 9654 AMD EPYC 9654
96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz
23214 (100%)
Intel Core i9-13900HX Intel Core i9-13900HX
24C 32T @ 4.60 GHz
15722 (68%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD EPYC 9654 AMD EPYC 9654
96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz
126082 (100%)
Intel Core i9-13900HX Intel Core i9-13900HX
24C 32T @ 4.60 GHz
46755 (37%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD EPYC 9654 AMD EPYC 9654
96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-13900HX Intel Core i9-13900HX
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz
115 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD EPYC 9654 AMD EPYC 9654
96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-13900HX Intel Core i9-13900HX
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz
1672 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 9654 AMD EPYC 9654
96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-13900HX Intel Core i9-13900HX
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz
2062 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 9654 AMD EPYC 9654
96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-13900HX Intel Core i9-13900HX
24C 32T @ 4.60 GHz
30320 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD EPYC 9654 AMD EPYC 9654
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-13900HX Intel Core i9-13900HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.65 GHz
845 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
AMD EPYC 9654 AMD EPYC 9654
2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-13900HX Intel Core i9-13900HX
30,320 CB R23 MC @ 158 W
192 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 9654 Intel Core i9-13900HX
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