Intel Core i7-6700K vs Intel Core i9-13900KS. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 6000 Intel Core i 13000
• Family
  Intel Core i7 Intel Core i9
• Generation
  6 13
• Predecessor
  - Intel Core i9-12900KS
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Successor
  Intel Core i7-7700K -

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  - 8x Raptor Cove
• B-Core
  - 16x Gracemont
• Base Frequency
  4 GHz -
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• CPU Cores
  4 24
• CPU Threads
  8 32
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.2 GHz -
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  4 GHz -
• A-Core Frequency
  - 3.20 GHz (6.00 GHz)
• B-Core Frequency
  - 2.20 GHz (4.30 GHz)

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Execution units
  24 32
• Generation
  9 11
• GPU Frequency
  350 MHz 300 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel UHD Graphics 770
• GPU Turbo
  1150 MHz 1650 MHz
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB 64 GB
• Release date
  Q3/2015 Q4/2021
• Shader
  192 256
• Technology
  14 nm 10 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No Decode
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-13900KS and Intel Core i7-6700K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No Yes
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 128 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2 (Dual Channel)
• Memory type
  - DDR4-3200DDR5-5600
• PCIe lanes
  16 -
• PCIe version
  3.0 -
• Memory Bandwidth
  - 89.6 GB/s
• PCIe
  - 5.0 x 20

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-6700K and Intel Core i9-13900KS Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  - 100 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  91 W 150 W
• TDP (PL2)
  - 253 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-6700K and Intel Core i9-13900KS, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Skylake S Raptor Lake S
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L2-Cache
  - 32 MB
• L3-Cache
  8 MB 36 MB
• Release date
  Q3/2015 Q1/2023
• Socket
  LGA 1151 LGA 1700
• Technology
  14 nm 10 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Chip design
  - Monolithic
• Operating systems
  - Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux