Intel Core i9-13905H Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i9-13905H features 14 processor cores and has the capability to manage 20 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2023 and belongs to the 13 generation of the Intel Core i9 series. To use the Intel Core i9-13905H, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1744 socket.
Name: Intel Core i9-13905H
Family: Intel Core i9
Group: Intel Core i 13000H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 13

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-13905H has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the A-Core is 2.6 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator. Processors with hybrid (big.LITTLE) architecture strike a balance between performance and power efficiency, making them ideal for mobile devices.
CPU Cores: 14
Threads: 20
Cores A: 6x Raptor Cove
Cores B: 8x Gracemont
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.6 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 1.9 GHz
A-Core Frequency Turbo: 5.4 GHz
B-Core Frequency Turbo: 4.1 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-13905H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i9-13905H uses the Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake), which has 768 texture shaders and 96 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency: 0.4 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.5 GHz
Execution units: 96
Shaders: 768
Max. GPU Memory: 32.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 13
Direct X: 12.1
Technology: 10 nm
Release date: Q1/2022

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: Decode
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4266, LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-5200
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 89.6 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 45 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 45 W
TDP (PL2): 115 W
TDP up: None
TDP down: 35 W
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-13905H is manufactured using a 10 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 24.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 10 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1744
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 24.0 MB
Architecture: Raptor Lake H
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release date: Q1/2023
Release price: 700 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
13649
13649
AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.25 GHz
13647
13647
Intel Core i9-13905H
14C 20T @ 2.6 GHz
13634
13634
AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 2.0 GHz
13611
13611
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
13452
13452

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
2528
2528
Intel Core i7-12700K
12C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
2528
2528
Intel Core i9-13905H
14C 20T @ 2.6 GHz
2528
2528
Intel Core i7-12700K
12C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
2528
2528
Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
2528
2528

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i7-1360P
12C 16T @ 2.2 GHz
2230
2230
Intel Core i7-1370P
14C 20T @ 1.9 GHz
2230
2230
Intel Core i9-13905H
14C 20T @ 2.6 GHz
2230
2230
Intel Core i7-13705H
14C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
2230
2230
Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 2.6 GHz
2230
2230