AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX vs Intel Core i9-13900K. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Ryzen Intel Core i9
• Generation
  4 13
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 5000H Intel Core i 13000
• Predecessor
  -- Intel Core i9-12900K
• Successor
  -- No

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Frequency
  3.30 GHz 3.80 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 24
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.80 GHz No
• CPU Threads
  16 32
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid
• A core
  -- 8x Raptor Cove / 3.80 GHz (5.70 GHz)
• B core
  -- 16x Gracemont / 3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz)

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir) Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32
• GPU frequency
  1.90 GHz 0.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.45 GHz
• Execution units
  8 32
• Shader
  512 256
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 16 GB
• Max. displays
  3 4
• Generation
  9 12
• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Technology
  7 nm 10 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2020 Q4/2022

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• AV1
  No Decode
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-13900K and AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200LPDDR4-4266 DDR5-5600
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 128 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and Intel Core i9-13900K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  45 W 125 W
• TDP up
  90 W No
• TDP (PL2)
  -- 241 W
• TDP down
  -- No
• Tjunction max.
  105 °C 100 °C

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L2-Cache
  4.00 MB 32.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  16.00 MB 36.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cezanne (Zen 3) Raptor Lake S
• Technology
  7 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  FP6 LGA 1700
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q4/2022