Source: Zhongguancun Online
Intel's 13th generation Core mobile processor is equipped with the Core i9-13900HX series, of which i9-13980HX is the flagship of the flagship. As the first 24-core mobile processor, its packaging specifications are exactly the same as the 13th generation Core desktop version, so the 13th generation Core HX processor can be regarded as a low-frequency, low-power version of the 13th generation Core desktop processor to some extent, so its performance at the performance level can be said to be quite excellent.
Nowadays, many flagship game books equipped with the Core i9-13980HX processor have been released, and we have also made comprehensive reviews of these models, and have an in-depth understanding of the performance of the i9-13980HX processor. So how much worse is its performance compared to the 13th generation Core desktop flagship i9-13900KS released this year?
The answer to this question may help those who are struggling with buying a game book or a desktop to make the final choice. So let's take a look at the performance difference between the Core i9-13980HX and the Core i9-13900K?
First, let's look at the basic specifications of the two processors through CPU-Z, as follows:
Intel Core i9-13980HX is the highest model in the current mobile grade processor, it is based on the Intel 7 process, with 24 cores and 32 threads, of which 8 are performance cores and 16 are energy efficiency cores. Performance Core Turbo Frequency up to 5.6GHz, Energy Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency up to 4GHz, L3 cache 36MB, base TDP of 55W.
The i9-13900KS has similar specifications to the i9-13900K released last year, with the exact same number of cores, L2/L3 cache capacity, performance core/energy efficiency core Max Turbo frequency, and peak TDP. The main differences are the default frequency of the performance core and the energy efficiency core, and the final turbo acceleration capability.
The default frequency of i9-13900KS performance core is 3.2GHz, turbo acceleration up to 6GHz, i9-13900K performance core default frequency is 3GHz, turbo acceleration is up to 5.8GHz, and the basic TDP is 150W.
Without further ado, let's take a direct look at the comparison of various test data between the two:
CPU-Z single-core performance, i9-13900KS leads by 10.63%, multi-core performance leads by 20.33%.
CINEBENCH R15 SINGLE-CORE PERFORMANCE, I9-13900KS 7.9% AHEAD, CINEBENCH R20 7.6% AND CINEBENCH R23 4.9%.
CINEBENCH R15 MULTI-CORE PERFORMANCE, I9-13900KS AHEAD 25%, CINEBENCH R20 AHEAD 26.85%, CINEBENCH R23 AHEAD 28.3%.
3DMark CPU PROFILE single-threaded performance, i9-13900KS leads by 7%, 2-thread leads by 7.2%, 4-thread leads by 9.3%, 8-thread leads by 17.8%, 16-thread leads 17.6%, and maximum thread leads by 24.3%.
In terms of 7-ZIP compression speed, i9-13900KS leads by 18%, and decompression speed leads by 18.3%.
Corona lighting rendering speed, i9-13900KS leads 22.4%.
V-Ray render sample number, i9-13900KS leads by 23.5%.
summary
From the test results, it can be seen that the performance gap between today's mobile processors and desktop processors of the same level has been greatly narrowed, and the average lead of i9-13900KS in single-core performance is about 5%-8%; However, in terms of multi-threaded performance, in the case of the same 24 cores and 32 threads, the performance of the mobile-level i9-13980HX is not as powerful as the desktop-level release because of the difference in power consumption.
When testing the i9-13980HX, the test platform we used released more than 140W of CPU power consumption stably, while the Core i9-13900KS fully loaded package power consumption will reach 300W, and the performance difference between the two is actually not suspenseful. It is mainly a reference for those friends who are undecided between choosing a desktop or a gaming book.