Intel Core i9-13900HX vs AMD A8-5600K

Last updated: 2024-04-18

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-13900HX		AMD A8-5600K
CPU comparison Intel Core i9-13900HX or AMD A8-5600K - 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 i9-13900HX has 24 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.40 GHz. Up to 192 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-13900HX was released in Q1/2023. The AMD A8-5600K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-5600K was released in Q3/2012.

Intel Core i9 (78)	Family	AMD A (112)
Intel Core i 13000H (26)	CPU group	AMD A8-5000 (3)
13	Generation	2
Raptor Lake H	Architecture	Trinity (Piledriver)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i9-12900HX	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i9-14900HX	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i9-13900HX is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (5.40 GHz). The AMD A8-5600K has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (3.90 GHz).
Intel Core i9-13900HX	Characteristic	AMD A8-5600K
24	Cores	4
32	Threads	4
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.20 GHz (5.40 GHz) 8x Raptor Cove	A-Core	3.60 GHz (3.90 GHz)
1.70 GHz (3.60 GHz) 16x 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 i9-13900HX	Characteristic	AMD A8-5600K
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

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 UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU)	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 7560D
0.40 GHz	GPU frequency	0.76 GHz
1.65 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
13	GPU Generation	4
10 nm	Technology	32 nm
3	Max. displays	2
32	Compute units	4
256	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12.1	DirectX Version	11

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 UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU)	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 7560D
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i9-13900HX supports a maximum of 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-5600K can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i9-13900HX	Characteristic	AMD A8-5600K
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR3-1866
192 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
89.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	29.9 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
32.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
36.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
5.0	PCIe version	--
20	PCIe lanes	--
78.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i9-13900HX has a TDP of 55 W, that of the AMD A8-5600K is 100 W.
Intel Core i9-13900HX	Characteristic	AMD A8-5600K
55 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	100 W
157 W	TDP (PL2)	--
86 W	TDP up	--
45 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i9-13900HX has a 68.00 MB cache, while the AMD A8-5600K cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
Intel Core i9-13900HX	Characteristic	AMD A8-5600K
10 nm	Technology	32 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
BGA 1744	Socket	FM2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2023	Release date	Q3/2012
--	Release price	95 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i9-13900HX (100%)

AMD A8-5600K (24%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i9-13900HX (100%)

AMD A8-5600K (7%)

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 i9-13900HX 24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	2064 (100%)
	AMD A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	501 (24%)

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 i9-13900HX 24C 32T @ 4.60 GHz	20305 (100%)
	AMD A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1396 (7%)

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 i9-13900HX Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.65 GHz	845 (100%)
	AMD A8-5600K AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389 (46%)

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 i9-13900HX 24C 32T @ 4.60 GHz	46755 (100%)
	AMD A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	2799 (6%)

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 i9-13900HX 24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	115 (100%)
	AMD A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 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 i9-13900HX 24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	1672 (100%)
	AMD A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-13900HX 24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	2062 (100%)
	AMD A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-13900HX 24C 32T @ 4.60 GHz	30320 (100%)
	AMD A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i9-13900HX 24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	2712 (100%)
	AMD A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i9-13900HX 24C 32T @ 4.60 GHz	15722 (100%)
	AMD A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.


	Intel Core i9-13900HX 24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	193 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.


	Intel Core i9-13900HX 24C 32T @ 4.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	611 (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 i9-13900HX 24C 32T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	711 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.


	Intel Core i9-13900HX 24C 32T @ 4.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	280 (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.


	Intel Core i9-13900HX 30,320 CB R23 MC @ 158 W	192 (100%)
	AMD A8-5600K 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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