Intel Core i9-13980HX vs Intel Core i9-13900KS. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 13000H Intel Core i 13000
• Family
  Intel Core i9 Intel Core i9
• Generation
  13 13
• Predecessor
  - Intel Core i9-12900KS
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server

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 8x Raptor Cove
• A-Core Frequency
  2.10 GHz (5.60 GHz) 3.20 GHz (6.00 GHz)
• B-Core
  16x Gracemont 16x Gracemont
• B-Core Frequency
  1.80 GHz (3.90 GHz) 2.20 GHz (4.30 GHz)
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• CPU Cores
  24 24
• CPU Threads
  32 32
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes

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 12
• Execution units
  32 32
• Generation
  11 11
• GPU Frequency
  300 MHz 300 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 770
• GPU Turbo
  1500 MHz 1650 MHz
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB 64 GB
• Release date
  Q4/2021 Q4/2021
• Shader
  256 256
• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm

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

• AV1
  Decode Decode
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-13900KS and Intel Core i9-13980HX. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 128 GB
• Memory Bandwidth
  89.6 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
• Memory type
  DDR4-3200DDR5-5600LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 DDR4-3200DDR5-5600
• PCIe
  5.0 x 20 5.0 x 20

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-13980HX and Intel Core i9-13900KS 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 100 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  55 W 150 W
• TDP (PL2)
  157 W 253 W
• TDP down
  45 W -
• TDP up
  86 W -

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-13980HX and Intel Core i9-13900KS, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Raptor Lake H Raptor Lake S
• Chip design
  Monolithic Monolithic
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L2-Cache
  32.00 MB 32.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  36.00 MB 36.00 MB
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
• Release date
  Q1/2023 Q1/2023
• Socket
  BGA 1744 LGA 1700
• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d