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Intel Core i9-13900HX vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2023
Intel Core i9-13900HX
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2018-04-19
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
AMD Ryzen 5 2600

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-13900HX or AMD Ryzen 5 2600? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i9-13900HX has a base frequency of 2.00 GHz (5.40 GHz). 24 / 32 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 55 W. Released in Q1/2023.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 has a base frequency of 3.4 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2018-04-19.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    18 more cores

    24 left arrow 6
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    55 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    18 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    21 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    391 place
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    171 left arrow place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 2600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    250 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    197 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    332 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    201 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    284 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    233 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    435 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    331 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    68 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    69 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    87 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    155 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    88 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    128 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    271 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-13900HX Intel Core i9-13900HX
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 13000H left arrow AMD Ryzen 2000
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 2
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i9-12900HX left arrow -
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 3600
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 2000 Series
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
    8x Raptor Cove left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    2.00 GHz (5.40 GHz) left arrow -
  • B-Core
    16x Gracemont left arrow -
  • B-Core Frequency
    1.80 GHz (3.90 GHz) left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    24 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    32 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Base Frequency
    - left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    - left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.7 GHz
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 -
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow -
  • Generation
    11 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    300 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 770 left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    1500 MHz left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow -
  • Shader
    256 left arrow -
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and Intel Core i9-13900HX. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    89.6 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-5600LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x16
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 2933
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-13900HX and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 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
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    55 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    157 W left arrow -
  • TDP down
    45 W left arrow -
  • TDP up
    86 W left arrow -
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-13900HX and AMD Ryzen 5 2600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raptor Lake H left arrow Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
  • Chip design
    Monolithic left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    36 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Release date
    Q1/2023 left arrow 2018-04-19
  • Socket
    BGA 1744 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 12nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Pinnacle Ridge
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.5625 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow YD2600BBAFBOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    - left arrow YD2600BBAFMPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow YD2600BBM6IAF
  • Thermal Solution (MPK)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth

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.

Intel Core i9-13900HX

More results: 4

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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.

Cinebench 2024 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900HX 1675 points System: Schenker XMG Focus 17 M25
CPU / power label: i9-13900HX 150 W / 135 W
Graphics: GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 140 W 12 GB
RAM: 32 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench 2024 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900HX 121.4 points System: Schenker XMG Focus 17 M25
CPU / power label: i9-13900HX 150 W / 135 W
Graphics: GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 140 W 12 GB
RAM: 32 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 10M / 32 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900HX 9669.926721 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 10M / 32 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Duration: 1034.134 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Cinebench R23 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900HX 29376 points System: Schenker XMG Focus 17 M25
CPU / power label: i9-13900HX 150 W / 135 W
Graphics: GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 140 W 12 GB
RAM: 32 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R23 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900HX 2057 points System: Schenker XMG Focus 17 M25
CPU / power label: i9-13900HX 150 W / 135 W
Graphics: GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 140 W 12 GB
RAM: 32 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R20 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900HX 11164 points System: Schenker XMG Focus 17 M25
CPU / power label: i9-13900HX 150 W / 135 W
Graphics: GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 140 W 12 GB
RAM: 32 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R20 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900HX 790 points System: Schenker XMG Focus 17 M25
CPU / power label: i9-13900HX 150 W / 135 W
Graphics: GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 140 W 12 GB
RAM: 32 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R15 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900HX 4502 points System: Schenker XMG Focus 17 M25
CPU / power label: i9-13900HX 150 W / 135 W
Graphics: GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 140 W 12 GB
RAM: 32 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R15 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900HX 299 points System: Schenker XMG Focus 17 M25
CPU / power label: i9-13900HX 150 W / 135 W
Graphics: GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 140 W 12 GB
RAM: 32 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-13900HX and AMD Ryzen 5 2600.

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

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

2063.000000
Intel Core i9-13900HX
977.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

20864.000000
Intel Core i9-13900HX
5351.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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