Intel Core i9 13900HX vs i7 13620H
We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core i9 13900HX with 24-cores against the 2.4 GHz i7 13620H with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900HX
- Has 14 more physical cores
- Unlocked multiplier
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
- 15% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2865 vs 2494 points
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13620H
- More powerful Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) integrated graphics: 1.5 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#49th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1330 MB/sec | 1100 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 167.1 Klines/sec | 86.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 411.6 pages/sec | 293.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 473.4 Mpixels/sec | 338.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 281.2 pages/sec | 251.9 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 54.2 images/sec | 52.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 129.9 images/sec | 107.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 35.7 Mpixels/sec | 20 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 151 GOps/sec | 79.1 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 106.8 GOps/sec | 58.1 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 184M Primes/sec | 94M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 57.1M Strings/sec | 28.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 30.9 GBytes/sec | 15 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 511.7 MBytes/sec | 270 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2532 Frames/sec | 1561 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 29.4B Matrices/sec | 16.8B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 31.6 PPW | 18.1 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 307.6 PPW | 273.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 754.6 PPW | 516.7 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 6.47 PPW | 4.12 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 13900HX
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-10-01 (lubby) | Cinebench 2024 | 115 / 1737 |
| π 2025-04-12 (Mos) | Cinebench 2024 | 103 / 1014 |
| π 2024-08-11 (Guest #2) | Cinebench 2024 | 117 / 1580 |
Intel Core i7 13620H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-20 (Texar) | Cinebench 2026 | 531 / 1297 |
| π 2026-07-17 (kam) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2647 / 13329 |
| π 2026-06-03 (Sus Go0d) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2523 / 11616 |
| π 2026-04-23 (Gigant) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2644 / 11794 |
| π 2026-04-23 (Gigant) | Cinebench 2024 | 113 / 914 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13900HX and i7 13620HGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 3, 2023 | January 3, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Raptor Lake |
| Model number | i9-13900HX | i7-13620H |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (32EU) | UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX | - AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX | - Intel Core 7 240H |
Intel CPU rating (52nd and 122nd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.4 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| E-Cores | 16 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.9 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 24 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 22x | 24x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | 24MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 35-45 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 157 W | 115 W |
| Socket | BGA-1964 | BGA-1744 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (63rd and 161st place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1650 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 512 |
| TMUs | 16 | 32 |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 64 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-5200 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR5x-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 13900HX official page | Intel Core i7 13620H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 28 |
Cast your vote
Total votes: 19