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Intel Core i9 13900KF vs i7 13700KF

82 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13900KF
VS
73 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13700KF
Intel Core i9 13900KF
Intel Core i7 13700KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Intel Core i9 13900KF with 24-cores against the 3.4 GHz i7 13700KF 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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43.5
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Value Index
43.5
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13700KF and 13900KF
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900KF
  • 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 (5.4 GHz vs 5.3 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 13900KF
vs
Core i7 13700KF

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (34th and 64th place)
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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 13900KF +10%
20166
Core i7 13700KF
18322
File compression 1590 MB/sec 1440 MB/sec
Clang compilation 195 Klines/sec 163 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 485.7 pages/sec 433.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 531.3 Mpixels/sec 506.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 296.4 pages/sec 287 pages/sec
Background blur 72.3 images/sec 73.9 images/sec
Photo processing 153.2 images/sec 149.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 44 Mpixels/sec 37.3 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 877 & 844 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 13900KF +26%
57456
Core i7 13700KF
45534
Integer math 205.7 GOps/sec 153.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 150 GOps/sec 114.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 223M Primes/sec 183M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 86.1M Strings/sec 62.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 45.9 GBytes/sec 33.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 780.9 MBytes/sec 593 MBytes/sec
Physics 2958 Frames/sec 2617 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 45.8B Matrices/sec 36.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 4726 & 4552 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 13900KF +36%
536.55
Core i7 13700KF
393.47

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.2 PPW 12.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 161.3 PPW 146.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 459.6 PPW 364.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.29 PPW 3.15 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 13900KF
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-23 (mvlad)Cinebench 2024133 / 2158
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-26 (blayk11)Geekbench 6 CPU3068 / 19278
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-26 (blayk11)Cinebench 2024129 / 2089
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-03 -> mazdapride89Cinebench 2024125 / 1896
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-03 -> mazdapride89Geekbench 6 CPU3193 / 20791
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Intel Core i7 13700KF
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-05-25 (Marko)Cinebench 2024115 / 1556
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-07-11 (Guest #1)Cinebench 2024122 / 1525
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Specifications

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

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released September 27, 2022 September 27, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number i9-13900K i7-13700KF
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Successor - Intel Core i9 14900KF - Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
Intel CPU rating (13th and 35th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 8
E-Threads 16 8
Base Frequency (E) 2.2 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.3 GHz 4.2 GHz
Total
Total Cores 24 16
Total Threads 32 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 30x 34x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 30MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 253 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (20th and 45th 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 13900KF official page Intel Core i7 13700KF official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Total votes: 87

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Comments

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