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Intel Core i9 13900F vs i7 13700F

74 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13900F
VS
67 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13700F
Intel Core i9 13900F
Intel Core i7 13700F

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.0 GHz Intel Core i9 13900F with 24-cores against the 2.1 GHz i7 13700F with 16-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
31.8
(Mediocre)
Value Index
39.2
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13700F and 13900F
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900F
  • 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 tasks
CPU:
Core i9 13900F
vs
Core i7 13700F

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (59th and 88th place)
Submit your benchmark results

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i9 13900F +11%
18411
Core i7 13700F
16660
File compression 1390 MB/sec 1340 MB/sec
Clang compilation 175.5 Klines/sec 148.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 451.4 pages/sec 393.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 495.4 Mpixels/sec 430.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 279.5 pages/sec 274.4 pages/sec
Background blur 65.3 images/sec 67.3 images/sec
Photo processing 147.6 images/sec 138.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 41.7 Mpixels/sec 35.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 566 & 976 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 13900F +28%
48155
Core i7 13700F
37752
Integer math 183.6 GOps/sec 139.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 126.9 GOps/sec 98.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 198M Primes/sec 153M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 68.1M Strings/sec 49.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 36.8 GBytes/sec 26.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 610.9 MBytes/sec 462.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 2678 Frames/sec 2197 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 35B Matrices/sec 27.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 497 & 2798 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 13900F +34%
428.05
Core i7 13700F
319.98

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 24.6 PPW 20.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 283.2 PPW 256.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 740.8 PPW 580.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.59 PPW 4.92 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i9 13900F
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-10-31 (Mark)GeekBench2894 / 18861
📘 2024-11-05 (Icepacker)Cinebench 2024117 / 1601
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Intel Core i7 13700F
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-10-25 (AL)Cinebench 2024109 / 1379
📘 2024-09-21 (KSL)Cinebench 2024113 / 765
📘 2023-11-07 (ThickDMEAT)Cinebench 2024112 / 1325
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13900F and i7 13700F

General

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 i9-13900F i7-13700F
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Successor - Intel Core i9 14900F - Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
Intel CPU rating (33rd and 57th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
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
Efficient Cores
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
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 (43rd and 56th place)

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 13900F official page Intel Core i7 13700F official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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