Intel Core i9-13950HX vs AMD Ryzen 7 260

Compare Intel 13th Generation Core i9 24 core CPU vs AMD Ryzen 200 Series 8 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
4% slightly better overall score
8731 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

9937 points
10154 points
2% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

9021 points
9% slightly better multitasking score
8262 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

9146 points
12% slightly better heavy workload score
8111 points

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

331.39 points
217% significantly higher Blender score
104.21 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

24
200% significantly more cores
8

Threads

Number of logical processing units

32
100% significantly more threads
16

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.2 GHz
3.80 GHz
72% significantly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

5.5 GHz
7% slightly higher turbo speed
5.1 GHz

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

16 MiB
100% significantly more L2 cache
8 MiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

36 MiB
125% significantly more L3 cache
16 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

114th of 1,118
125th of 1,118

Family

The product line

13th Generation Core i9
Ryzen 200 Series

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2023 February
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Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-5600
DDR5

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

-
No

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes
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Core i9-13950HX vs Ryzen 7 260 benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i9-13950HX is faster than the Ryzen 7 260. Despite this, the Ryzen 7 260 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i9-13950HX has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 7 260. Indeed, the Core i9-13950HX has 24 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Ryzen 7 260. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 7 260. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 260 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-13950HX. Despite this, the Core i9-13950HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core i9-13950HX has more L2 cache than the Ryzen 7 260. The Core i9-13950HX also has significantly 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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