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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS vs Intel Core i9-13900K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2022
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
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Intel Core i9-13900K
Intel Core i9-13900K

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS or Intel Core i9-13900K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS has a base frequency of 3.00 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i9-13900K has a base frequency of 3.80 GHz. 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    35 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    19 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    7 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 27% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • More number of cores

    16 more cores

    24 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-13900K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    11 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    10 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    15 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    446 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 6000H left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS left arrow Intel Core i9-12900K
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    - left arrow No
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    - left arrow 8x Raptor Cove / 3.80 GHz (5.70 GHz)
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 16x Gracemont / 3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz)
  • Base Frequency
    3 GHz left arrow 3.8 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 24
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 32
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.6 GHz left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    3.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

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

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow 32
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 12
  • GPU Frequency
    2400 MHz left arrow 400 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon RX 680M left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1450 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 4
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q4/2022
  • Shader
    768 left arrow 256
  • Technology
    6 nm left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-13900K and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5-4800LPDDR5-6400 left arrow DDR5-5600
  • PCIe
    4.0 x 12 left arrow 5.0 x 20
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 89.6 GB/s
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS and Intel Core i9-13900K Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    105 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    35 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 241 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow No
  • TDP up
    54 W left arrow No
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS and Intel Core i9-13900K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Rembrandt (Zen 3+) left arrow Raptor Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 36 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q4/2022
  • Socket
    FP7 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Technology
    6 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS

Intel Core i9-13900K

More results: 8

Results with primary test sources

Published measurements are separate from the archived index. Incomplete conditions and unknown run counts do not support ranking positions or calculated performance differences.

Model TestResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900K Cinebench R15 / multi-core 6191 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K Cinebench R15 / single-core 327 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K Cinebench R20 / multi-core 15181 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K Cinebench R20 / single-core 828 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K Cinebench R23 / multi-core 40103 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K Cinebench R23 / single-core 2267 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 10M / 32 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900K 9028.644277 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 10M / 32 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASRock / B760M-H2/M.2
Duration: 1107.586 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 8 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS 4879.715025 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 8 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / GA402RK
Duration: 204.93 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS and Intel Core i9-13900K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

3870.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
741.000000
Intel Core i9-13900K

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