AMD Ryzen 5 2600H vs Intel Core i9-13900HK

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 2600H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-13900HK
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H Intel Core i9-13900HK

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H or Intel Core i9-13900HK - 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 Ryzen 5 2600H has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 2600H was released in Q4/2018.

The Intel Core i9-13900HK has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-13900HK was released in Q1/2023.
AMD Ryzen 5 (86) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
AMD Ryzen 2000H (2) CPU group Intel Core i 13000H (26)
1 Generation 13
Raven Ridge (Zen) Architecture Raptor Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i9-12900HK
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600H has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600H is 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz) while the Intel Core i9-13900HK has 14 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-13900HK is at 2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HK
4 Cores 14
8 Threads 20
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz) A-Core 2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
-- B-Core 1.90 GHz (4.10 GHz)
8x 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 Ryzen 5 2600H Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HK
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600H or Intel Core i9-13900HK 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.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
1.10 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.50 GHz
8 GPU Generation 13
14 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 4
8 Compute units 96
512 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 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.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600H can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-13900HK supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 102.4 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HK
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
12 PCIe lanes 20
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600H is 45 W, while the Intel Core i9-13900HK has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HK
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) 115 W
35 W TDP up --
54 W TDP down 35 W
95 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600H is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-13900HK is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 24.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HK
14 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
FP5 Socket BGA 1744
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2018 Release date Q1/2023
195 $ Release price 700 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H (43%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H (19%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK (100%)

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 Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
834 (43%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
1921 (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 Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2765 (19%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
14712 (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 Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
1126 (50%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz
2230 (100%)

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 Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 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 Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
987 (100%)

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 Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
2629 (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 Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
13629 (100%)

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 Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
7890 (100%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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