Intel Core i9-13900HK vs AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-13900HK CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
Intel Core i9-13900HK AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-13900HK or AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS - 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 Intel Core i9-13900HK has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.40 GHz. Up to 96 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-13900HK was released in Q1/2023.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS was released in Q1/2023.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family AMD Ryzen 9 (35)
Intel Core i 13000H (26) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
13 Generation 6
Raptor Lake H Architecture Phoenix (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i9-12900HK Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-13900HK is a 14 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 4.00 GHz (5.20 GHz).
Intel Core i9-13900HK Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
14 Cores 8
20 Threads 16
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove		 A-Core 4.00 GHz (5.20 GHz)
8x Zen 4
1.90 GHz (4.10 GHz)
8x Gracemont		 B-Core --

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.
Intel Core i9-13900HK Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
-- AI hardware AMD Ryzen AI
-- AI specifications AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) GPU AMD Radeon 780M
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
1.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.80 GHz
13 GPU Generation 3
10 nm Technology 4 nm
4 Max. displays 4
96 Compute units 12
768 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation AMD FSR
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12.1 DirectX Version 12

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.
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) GPU AMD Radeon 780M
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
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-13900HK supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i9-13900HK Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
96 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 8.00 MB
24.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i9-13900HK has a TDP of 45 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS is 54 W.
Intel Core i9-13900HK Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 54 W
115 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down 35 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-13900HK has a 24.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS cache has a total of 24.00 MB.
Intel Core i9-13900HK Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
10 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
BGA 1744 Socket FP8
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q1/2023
700 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900HK (99%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900HK (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (85%)

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.
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
1921 (97%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1974 (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.
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
14712 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
11600 (79%)

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.
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
2629 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
2617 (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.
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
13629 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
12447 (91%)

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.
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz
2230 (51%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.80 GHz
4357 (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.
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
115 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
987 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
30995 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
661 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
7423 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
10 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i9-13900HK AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
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