Intel Core i9-13900 vs Intel Core i9-13980HX

Core i9-13900 vs Core i9-13980HX benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i9-13900 performs better than the Core i9-13980HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-13980HX in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i9-13900 has significantly more cores with 24 cores whereas the Core i9-13980HX has 5 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i9-13980HX. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i9-13980HX has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-13900. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core i9-13900 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i9-13980HX. Despite this, the Core i9-13980HX has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core i9-13900.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i9-13900 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.