Intel Core i9 13900K vs i9 13900F

We compared two 24-core desktop CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Intel Core i9 13900K against the 2.0 GHz i9 13900F. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop CPUs.

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13900F and 13900K
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900K
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3063 vs 2812 points
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.2 GHz)
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Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench R23

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
38345

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)
21250
File compression 1650 MB/sec 1300 MB/sec
Clang compilation 203.6 Klines/sec 180.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 548.7 pages/sec 416.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 579.8 Mpixels/sec 510.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 318.2 pages/sec 295.9 pages/sec
Background blur 61.4 images/sec 49.3 images/sec
Photo processing 166.2 images/sec 126.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 47.1 Mpixels/sec 41 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
59769
Integer math 211.5 GOps/sec 199.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 154.6 GOps/sec 141.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 243M Primes/sec 203M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 90.7M Strings/sec 79.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 47.7 GBytes/sec 41.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 813.6 MBytes/sec 698.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 3110 Frames/sec 2637 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 47.6B Matrices/sec 40.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4]

Value for money

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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13900K and i9 13900F

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released September 27, 2022 January 3, 2023
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number i9-13900K i9-13900F
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 No

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5.2 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 16
E-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (E) 2.2 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.3 GHz 4.2 GHz
Total
Total Cores 24 24
Total Threads 32 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 30x 20x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 36MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 219 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak temperature 100°C 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 -
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 1650 MHz -
Shading Units 256 -
TMUs 16 -
ROPs 8 -
Execution Units 32 -
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS
0.78 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
- DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max. 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 13900K official page Intel Core i9 13900F official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i9 13900F or i9 13900K?
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