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Intel Core i9 13900KF vs i9 13900F

82 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13900KF
VS
74 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13900F
Intel Core i9 13900KF
Intel Core i9 13900F

We compared two 24-core desktop CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Intel Core i9 13900KF 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.

  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
43.5
(Average)
Value Index
31.8
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13900F and 13900KF
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900KF
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.2 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 13900KF
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Core i9 13900F

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (34th and 59th 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 i9 13900F
18411
File compression 1590 MB/sec 1390 MB/sec
Clang compilation 195 Klines/sec 175.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 485.7 pages/sec 451.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 531.3 Mpixels/sec 495.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 296.4 pages/sec 279.5 pages/sec
Background blur 72.3 images/sec 65.3 images/sec
Photo processing 153.2 images/sec 147.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 44 Mpixels/sec 41.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 877 & 566 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 +19%
57456
Core i9 13900F
48155
Integer math 205.7 GOps/sec 183.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 150 GOps/sec 126.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 223M Primes/sec 198M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 86.1M Strings/sec 68.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 45.9 GBytes/sec 36.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 780.9 MBytes/sec 610.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 2958 Frames/sec 2678 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 45.8B Matrices/sec 35B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 4726 & 497 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 13900KF +25%
536.55
Core i9 13900F
428.05

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.2 PPW 24.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 161.3 PPW 283.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 459.6 PPW 740.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.29 PPW 6.59 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 i9 13900F
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-10-31 (Mark)Geekbench 6 CPU2894 / 18861
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-11-05 (Icepacker)Cinebench 2024117 / 1601
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13900KF 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 No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - AMD Ryzen 9 7900
Successor - Intel Core i9 14900KF - Intel Core i9 14900F
Intel CPU rating (13th and 33rd place)

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 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (20th and 43rd 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 i9 13900F official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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