Intel Core i9-13900HK vs Apple M1X

Processor comparisons   13-11-2022
   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i9-13900HK vs Apple M1X tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning, video editing. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Furmark, RealBench, Blender, WPrime, 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, VeraCrypt, PassMark, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, Blender, Prime95, PCMark 10, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Apple M1X 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%

M1X

58%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-13900HK

57%

M1X

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, 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, 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: Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.6	97.6
Valorant	115.4	110.9
Cyberpunk 2077	64.6	62.1
Apex Legends	108.5	104.2
Call of Duty Warzone	86.6	83.2
Overwatch	93.5	89.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.6	76.5
DOOM Eternal	57.7	55.4
Warzone	90.0	86.5
Assassin's Creed	96.9	93.1
Valheim	95.8	92.0

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 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. To be sure exactly how much performance 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 i9-13900HK

134%

M1X

161%

To make a finishing decision 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 M1X is more energy efficient than the Core i9-13900HK as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor 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 using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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	Apple M1X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	282	270
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2730	2615
Cinbench 20 Single-core	455	629
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6039	5732
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1546	1628
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	17328	14587

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

	Intel Core i9-13900HK	Apple M1X
Single-Core	1415	3485
Multi-Core	29517	28843

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

	Intel Core i9-13900HK	Apple M1X
Single-Core	1812	1695
Multi-Core	13291	9389

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 benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-13900HK	Apple M1X
Announcement date	November 12, 2022	February 12, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop;Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1744	M1X
Core name	Raptor Lake	8x Firestorm;4x Icestorm
Architecture	x86	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Generation	13	1
Turbo Frequency	5.2 MHz
Frequency	2.8 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	14	12
Threads	20	12
Bus rate	16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	24000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	35 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	LPDDR4 - Up to 4266MHz
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	6500	4266
Memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s
L1 cache	2 MB	12MB
L2 cache	8 MB	28MB
L3 cache	32 MB	64MB
Overclocking	No	No
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 M1X is 12% better than Core i9-13900HK in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-13900HK has 2 more core than M1X. 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: 30
The number of parameters for which Apple M1X is better: 8
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i9-13900HK and Apple M1X before making a selection 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.

• Apple M1X specs and review.