Intel Core i9-13950HX vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Compare Intel 13th Generation Core i9 24 core CPU vs AMD 6 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

9156 points
5% slightly better overall score
8673 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

9937 points
12393 points
24% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

9021 points
20% slightly better multitasking score
7498 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

9146 points
26% slightly better heavy workload score
7245 points

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Other Benchmarks

3DMark Physics score

3DMark Physics score

Physics simulation benchmark

12485 points
64% significantly higher 3DMark Physics score
7587 points
Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

331.39 points
42% slightly higher Blender score
233.29 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

24
300% significantly more cores
6

Threads

Number of logical processing units

32
166% significantly more threads
12

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.2 GHz
3.9 GHz
77% significantly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

5.5 GHz
1% slightly higher turbo speed
5.4 GHz

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

16 MiB
166% significantly more L2 cache
6 MiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

36 MiB
12% slightly more L3 cache
32 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

109th of 1,089
118th of 1,089

Family

The product line

13th Generation Core i9
Ryzen 9000 Series

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2023 February
2024 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-5600
DDR5

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

-
Yes

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes
-

Core i9-13950HX vs Ryzen 5 9600X specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 9600X performs better than the Core i9-13950HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-13950HX in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i9-13950HX has significantly more cores with 24 cores compared to the Ryzen 5 9600X that has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 5 9600X. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 9600X has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-13950HX. In terms of cache, the Core i9-13950HX has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 5 9600X. The Core i9-13950HX also has slightly more L3 cache.

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 i9-13950HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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