Intel Core i9-13900HK vs Apple M2

Processor comparisons 13-11-2022

   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i9-13900HK vs Apple M2 and see which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, rendering, video editing, programming. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, Furmark, MATLAB, RealBench, UserBenchmark, 3DMark, Blender, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, AIDA64, 7zip, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Apple M2 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%

59%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, M2 is 1% better than Core i9-13900HK. 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%

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 other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Microsoft Flight Simulator, League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.6	97.4
Valorant	115.4	110.7
Cyberpunk 2077	64.6	62.0
Apex Legends	108.5	104.1
Call of Duty Warzone	86.6	83.0
Overwatch	93.5	89.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.6	76.4
DOOM Eternal	57.7	55.4
Warzone	90.0	86.4
Assassin's Creed	96.9	93.0
Valheim	95.8	91.9

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 comparisons not only were the equipped with 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. 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%

535%

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 M2 is more energy efficient than the Core i9-13900HK since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 12W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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 video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU uses all threads and cores 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. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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 i9-13900HK	Apple M2
Cinbench 15 Single-core	282	298
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2730	1586
Cinbench 20 Single-core	455	558
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6039	2699
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1546	2057
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	17328	10520

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

	Intel Core i9-13900HK	Apple M2
Single-Core	1415	4095
Multi-Core	29517	29665

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

	Intel Core i9-13900HK	Apple M2
Single-Core	1812	1929
Multi-Core	13291	9243

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, 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, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS 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 i9-13900HK	Apple M2
Announcement date	November 12, 2022	October 18, 2022
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1744	M2
Core name	Raptor Lake	4 x Avalanche and 4 x Blizzard
Architecture	x86	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Generation	13	2
Turbo Frequency	5.2 MHz
Frequency	2.8 MHz	3.49 MHz
Cores	14	8
Threads	20	8
Bus rate	16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	20000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	12 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	LPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHz
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	6500	2400
Memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s
L1 cache	2 MB	2MB
L2 cache	8 MB	12MB
L3 cache	32 MB	16MB
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 M2 is 19% better than Core i9-13900HK in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-13900HK has 6 more core than M2. 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: 27
The number of parameters for which Apple M2 is better: 11
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i9-13900HK and Apple M2 before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

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 M2 - all data

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

• Apple M2 specs and review.