Intel Core i5-13450HX vs Intel Core i9-11980HK

Processor comparisons 30-01-2023

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-13450HX vs Intel Core i9-11980HK and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, programming, streaming, video editing, machine learning. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like 3DMark, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi, AIDA64, Blender, MATLAB, 7zip, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, PassMark, WPrime, Furmark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Fallout 76
Watch Dogs Legion
Cyberpunk 2077
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Overwatch
Valheim
Grand Theft Auto V
Last Man Standing
Fortnite
Death Stranding
Halo Infinite
Borderlands 3
Red Dead Redemption 2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
DOOM: Eternal
Rainbow Six Siege
Apex Legends
Valorant
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-11980HK or Intel Core i5-13450HX.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-13450HX

58%

Core i9-11980HK

58%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-13450HX

57%

Core i9-11980HK

55%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	100.7	98.4
Valorant	114.4	111.8
Cyberpunk 2077	64.1	62.6
Apex Legends	107.6	105.1
Call of Duty Warzone	85.8	83.9
Overwatch	92.7	90.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	78.9	77.2
DOOM Eternal	57.2	55.9
Warzone	89.2	87.2
Assassin's Creed	96.1	93.9
Valheim	95.0	92.8

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-13450HX

115%

Core i9-11980HK

82%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-13450HX is more energy efficient than the Core i9-11980HK as it consumes less power: 55W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-13450HX	Intel Core i9-11980HK
Cinbench 15 Single-core	264	298
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2622	2704
Cinbench 20 Single-core	430	668
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5812	6009
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1482	1735
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	16689	17294

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-13450HX	Intel Core i9-11980HK
Single-Core	1357	3989
Multi-Core	28433	29565

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-13450HX	Intel Core i9-11980HK
Single-Core	1909	1599
Multi-Core	12437	10219

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-13450HX	Intel Core i9-11980HK
Announcement date	January 27, 2023	February 21, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1964	FCBGA1787
Core name	Raptor Lake	Tiger Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	13	11
Turbo Frequency	4.6 MHz	5 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	10	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate	16 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	55 W	65 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	6500	3200
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	6 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	20 MB	24 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-13450HX is 2% better than Core i9-11980HK in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-13450HX has 2 more core than Core i9-11980HK. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-13450HX is better: 25
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-11980HK is better: 11
However, it should be understood that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-13450HX and Intel Core i9-11980HK before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-13450HX - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-13450HX specs and review.

Intel Core i9-11980HK - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i9-11980HK specs and review.