AMD Ryzen 9 7940H vs Intel Core i9-13900HK

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 7940H and Intel Core i9-13900HK processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940H

Intel Core i9-13900HK

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-13900HK

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 4% higher clock speed: 5.40 GHz vs 5.2 GHz
2.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3670016x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31536 vs 28660

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum frequency	5.40 GHz vs 5.2 GHz
L1 cache	1120 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB vs 1MB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3967 vs 3956
PassMark - CPU mark	31536 vs 28660

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-13900HK

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3956

3967

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28660

31536

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 7940H	Intel Core i9-13900HK
PassMark - Single thread mark	3956	3967
PassMark - CPU mark	28660	31536

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940H	Intel Core i9-13900HK
Essentials
Launch date	Jan 2023	4 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating	182	162
Architecture codename		Raptor Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$697
Processor Number		i9-13900HK
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1120 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.2 GHz	5.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	14
Number of threads	16	20
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		24 MB
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5/x 6400 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Package Size		50 mm x 25 mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		28
Graphics
Device ID		0xA7A0
Execution Units		96
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.50 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)