Intel Core i9-14900HX vs Intel Core i9-13980HX

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-14900HX and Intel Core i9-13980HX 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i9-14900HX

Intel Core i9-13980HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-14900HX

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 4% higher clock speed: 5.8 GHz vs 5.60 GHz

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 4 Jan 2023
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	5.8 GHz vs 5.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4305 vs 4291

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-13980HX

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 47168 vs 45724

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	47168 vs 45724

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-14900HX
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-13980HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4305

4291

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

45724

47168

Name	Intel Core i9-14900HX	Intel Core i9-13980HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	4305	4291
PassMark - CPU mark	45724	47168
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		12502

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-14900HX	Intel Core i9-13980HX
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	4 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating	71	95
Architecture codename		Raptor Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$668
Processor Number		i9-13980HX
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz
Die size	257 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	1920 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	36 MB (shared)	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72°C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.8 GHz	5.60 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	32	32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		48 MB
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		89.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1964	FCBGA1964
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	55 Watt
Package Size		45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		5.0 and 4.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0xA788
Execution Units		32
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.65 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
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
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® Thermal Velocity Boost
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)