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

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

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 13000 Intel Core i 13000
• Family
  Intel Core i9 Intel Core i9
• Generation
  13 13
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i9-12900 Intel Core i9-12900K
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Successor
  - No

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 8x Raptor Cove / 3.80 GHz (5.70 GHz)
• A-Core Frequency
  2.00 GHz (5.60 GHz) -
• B-Core
  16x Gracemont 16x Gracemont / 3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz)
• B-Core Frequency
  2.00 GHz (4.20 GHz) -
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid
• CPU Cores
  24 24
• CPU Threads
  32 32
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Base Frequency
  - 3.8 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  - No
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  - No turbo

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
  32 32
• Generation
  11 12
• GPU Frequency
  300 MHz 400 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32
• GPU Turbo
  1500 MHz 1450 MHz
• Max. displays
  3 4
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB 16 GB
• Release date
  Q4/2021 Q4/2022
• Shader
  256 256
• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm

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

• AV1
  Decode Decode
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

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

• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 128 GB
• Memory Bandwidth
  89.6 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2
• Memory type
  DDR5-5600 DDR5-5600
• PCIe
  5.0 x 20 5.0 x 20

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-13900 and Intel Core i9-13900K 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 100 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  65 W 125 W
• TDP (PL2)
  202 W 241 W
• TDP down
  - No
• TDP up
  - No

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

• Architecture
  Raptor Lake S Raptor Lake S
• Chip design
  Monolithic -
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L2-Cache
  32 MB 32 MB
• L3-Cache
  36 MB 36 MB
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux -
• Release date
  Q1/2023 Q4/2022
• Socket
  LGA 1700 LGA 1700
• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d