i5-13500HX vs Ryzen 9 5900HX

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5900HX
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.16
Core i5-13500HX
2023
14 cores / 20 threads, 55 Watt
19.22
+35.7%

Core i5-13500HX outperforms Ryzen 9 5900HX by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900HX and Core i5-13500HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking515305
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)Intel Raptor Lake-HX
Power efficiency29.7833.07
Architecture codenameCezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)Raptor Lake-HX (2023)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$326

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900HX and Core i5-13500HX basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.7 GHz
Multiplier33no data
L1 cache512 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size156 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900HX and Core i5-13500HX compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFP6FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Core i5-13500HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5900HX and Core i5-13500HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Core i5-13500HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Core i5-13500HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 5900HX and Core i5-13500HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Core i5-13500HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Core i5-13500HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Core i5-13500HX.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 9 5900HX 14.16
i5-13500HX 19.22
+35.7%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 9 5900HX 22498
i5-13500HX 30533
+35.7%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 9 5900HX 6409
i5-13500HX 8980
+40.1%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 9 5900HX 40114
i5-13500HX 58608
+46.1%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 9 5900HX 14254
i5-13500HX 14596
+2.4%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 9 5900HX 3.46
+209%
i5-13500HX 10.7

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 9 5900HX 25
i5-13500HX 34
+36.4%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 9 5900HX 2106
i5-13500HX 2863
+35.9%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 9 5900HX 240
i5-13500HX 252
+5%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 9 5900HX 2.84
i5-13500HX 3.14
+10.6%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 9 5900HX 11.1
i5-13500HX 14.6
+31.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 5900HX 8462
i5-13500HX 13581
+60.5%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 5900HX 243
+25.9%
i5-13500HX 193

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 5900HX 1539
i5-13500HX 1730
+12.4%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 5900HX 5750
+0.4%
i5-13500HX 5728

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 5900HX 58664
i5-13500HX 71243
+21.4%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 5900HX 279
i5-13500HX 293
+5%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 9 5900HX 1458
i5-13500HX 1833
+25.7%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 9 5900HX 219
i5-13500HX 243
+11.2%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 9 5900HX 434
+29.2%
i5-13500HX 336

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.16 19.22
Integrated graphics card 9.05 5.58
Recency 12 January 2021 4 January 2023
Physical cores 8 14
Threads 16 20
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900HX has 62.2% faster integrated GPU, and 22.2% lower power consumption.

i5-13500HX, on the other hand, has a 35.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 75% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

The Core i5-13500HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 5900HX in performance tests.


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