Intel Core i5-13500HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-13500HX and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-13500HX

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13500HX

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
2.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3619 vs 3295
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29887 vs 23461

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 19 Apr 2022
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	1120 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	28 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	24 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3619 vs 3295
PassMark - CPU mark	29887 vs 23461

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 7 nm
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 55 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 55 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-13500HX
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3619

3295

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

29887

23461

Name	Intel Core i5-13500HX	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3619	3295
PassMark - CPU mark	29887	23461
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8016

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-13500HX	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake	Zen 3+
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	19 Apr 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$326
Place in performance rating	384	404
Processor Number	i5-13500HX
Series	13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1120 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	28 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	4.9 GHz
Number of cores	14	8
Number of threads	20	16
Base frequency		3.3 GHz
Die size		208 mm²
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR5-4800
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x468B
Execution Units	16
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.50 GHz	2400 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1964	FP7
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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)