Intel Core i5-13600HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900U

Processor comparisons   14-11-2022
   For example you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-13600HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900U and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning, video editing. Here is all information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, PCMark 10, Furmark, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, VeraCrypt, PassMark, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, MATLAB, AIDA64, Blender.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 4900U or Intel Core i5-13600HX.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-13600HX

59%

Ryzen 9 4900U

56%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-13600HX is 5% better than Ryzen 9 4900U. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-13600HX

57%

Ryzen 9 4900U

53%

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 play 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, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.8	94.6
Valorant	115.6	107.5
Cyberpunk 2077	64.8	60.2
Apex Legends	108.7	101.0
Call of Duty Warzone	86.7	80.6
Overwatch	93.7	87.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.8	74.1
DOOM Eternal	57.8	53.7
Warzone	90.2	83.8
Assassin's Creed	97.1	90.3
Valheim	96.0	89.2

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 participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-13600HX

152%

Ryzen 9 4900U

267%

To make a finishing resolution 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 Ryzen 9 4900U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-13600HX as it consumes less power: 40W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-13600HX	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	282	208
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2765	1398
Cinbench 20 Single-core	457	503
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6127	3307
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1566	1270
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	17589	10053

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

	Intel Core i5-13600HX	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Single-Core	1432	2015
Multi-Core	29964	21586

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

	Intel Core i5-13600HX	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Single-Core	1835	1203
Multi-Core	13490	6431

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-13600HX	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Announcement date	November 12, 2022	January 12, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FP6
Core name	Raptor Lake	Renoir
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	13	4
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	14	8
Threads	20	16
Bus rate	16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	8600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	40 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200 LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory	64 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency	6500	4266
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	6 MB	2MB
L3 cache	44 MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-13600HX is 16% better than Ryzen 9 4900U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-13600HX has 6 more core than Ryzen 9 4900U. 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 i5-13600HX is better: 33
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 4900U is better: 5
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-13600HX and AMD Ryzen 9 4900U before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-13600HX - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-13600HX specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 9 4900U specs and review.