Intel Core i9 13900 vs i7 13700
76
out of 100
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67
out of 100
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.0 GHz Intel Core i9 13900 with 24-cores against the 2.1 GHz i7 13700 with 16-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900
- Has 8 more physical cores
- Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.2 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (22nd and 149th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1280 MB/sec | 1250 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 181.1 Klines/sec | 147.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 392.6 pages/sec | 360.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 466.4 Mpixels/sec | 466.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 283.3 pages/sec | 285.4 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 64.4 images/sec | 66.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 134.2 images/sec | 122.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 41.8 Mpixels/sec | 34.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 172.6 GOps/sec | 136.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 117.9 GOps/sec | 96.1 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 182M Primes/sec | 144M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 62.3M Strings/sec | 46M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 34.2 GBytes/sec | 25.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 559.3 MBytes/sec | 436.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2425 Frames/sec | 2017 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 31.7B Matrices/sec | 26.1B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 31.7 PPW | 15.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 271.4 PPW | 251.1 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 686.4 PPW | 551.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 5.92 PPW | 5.43 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 13900
No benchmark results yet
Intel Core i7 13700
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-11-06 (Bughunter47) | Cinebench 2024 | 121 / 1237 |
| 📘 2025-08-12 (Elektronyx97) | GeekBench | 2772 / 18553 |
| 📘 2025-08-12 (Elektronyx97) | Cinebench 2024 | 117 / 1581 |
| 📘 2024-10-04 (mr b) | Cinebench 2024 | 116 / 967 |
| 📘 2023-12-07 (Akirafjz) | Cinebench 2024 | 119 / 1014 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13900 and i7 13700General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 3, 2023 | January 3, 2023 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Raptor Lake |
| Model number | i9-13900 | i7-13700 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | - AMD Ryzen 7 7700 |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
Intel CPU rating (25th and 59th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.0 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.2 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| E-Cores | 16 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.2 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Total Cores | 24 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 20x | 21x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | 30MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 219 W | 219 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (36th and 60th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1650 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 256 |
| TMUs | 16 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 32 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 13900 official page | Intel Core i7 13700 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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