Intel Core i9-13900HK vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900U

Processor comparisons   13-11-2022
   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Core i9-13900HK vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900U tests and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like UserBenchmark, 3DMark, Prime95, VeraCrypt, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, SuperPi, Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, MATLAB, AIDA64, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, PassMark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 4900U or Intel Core i9-13900HK.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-13900HK

58%

Ryzen 9 4900U

56%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-13900HK is 3% better than Ryzen 9 4900U. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-13900HK

57%

Ryzen 9 4900U

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, 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: Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.6	94.6
Valorant	115.4	107.5
Cyberpunk 2077	64.6	60.2
Apex Legends	108.5	101.0
Call of Duty Warzone	86.6	80.6
Overwatch	93.5	87.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.6	74.1
DOOM Eternal	57.7	53.7
Warzone	90.0	83.8
Assassin's Creed	96.9	90.3
Valheim	95.8	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, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance 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 i9-13900HK

134%

Ryzen 9 4900U

267%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 4900U is more energy efficient than the Core i9-13900HK since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is 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 programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out 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 i9-13900HK	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	282	208
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2730	1398
Cinbench 20 Single-core	455	503
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6039	3307
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1546	1270
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	17328	10053

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

	Intel Core i9-13900HK	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Single-Core	1415	2015
Multi-Core	29517	21586

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

	Intel Core i9-13900HK	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Single-Core	1812	1203
Multi-Core	13291	6431

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. 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 still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-13900HK	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	5.2 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	2.8 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)	45 W	15 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200 LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory	128 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency	6500	4266
Memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	2MB
L3 cache	32 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 i9-13900HK is 28% better than Ryzen 9 4900U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-13900HK 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 i9-13900HK 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 text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i9-13900HK and AMD Ryzen 9 4900U before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i9-13900HK - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-13900HK specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 9 4900U specs and review.