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Intel Core i9-13900F vs Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2023
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Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus

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Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-13900F or Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i9-13900F has a base frequency of 2.00 GHz (5.60 GHz). 24 / 32 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus has a base frequency of 3.70 GHz. 24 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q1/2026.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    14 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-13900F CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    5 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    18 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    14 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    11 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    22 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    2 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-13900F Intel Core i9-13900F
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 13000 left arrow -
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Core Ultra 200
  • Generation
    13 left arrow -
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i9-12900F left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop
CPU Technical specs

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 left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    2.00 GHz (5.60 GHz) left arrow -
  • B-Core
    16x Gracemont left arrow -
  • B-Core Frequency
    2.00 GHz (4.20 GHz) left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    24 left arrow 24
  • CPU Threads
    32 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    - left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • E-core Base Clock
    - left arrow 3.2 GHz
  • E-core Max Turbo
    - left arrow 4.7 GHz
  • Efficient Cores
    - left arrow 16
  • P-core Base Clock
    - left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • P-core Max Turbo
    - left arrow 5.4 GHz
  • Performance Cores
    - left arrow 8
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    - left arrow 5.5 GHz
IGPU

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

  • GPU name
    None left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow -
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow -
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow -
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow -
  • JPEG
    No left arrow -
  • VC-1
    No left arrow -
  • VP8
    No left arrow -
  • VP9
    No left arrow -
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Intel Core i9-13900F. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow -
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 256 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    89.6 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5-5600 left arrow DDR5-7200
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow -
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-13900F and Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus 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 left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL2)
    202 W left arrow 250 W
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    - left arrow 125 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-13900F and Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raptor Lake S left arrow Arrow Lake
  • Chip design
    Monolithic left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow -
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 40 MB
  • L3-Cache
    36 MB left arrow 36 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2023 left arrow Q1/2026
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow FCLGA1851
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow TSMC N3B
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow -
  • Intel Smart Cache
    - left arrow 36 MB

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i9-13900F

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus

Results with primary test sources

Published measurements are separate from the archived index. Incomplete conditions and unknown run counts do not support ranking positions or calculated performance differences.

Model TestResultReported conditions
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Cinebench 2026 / multi-core 10063 points Graphics card: Asus ROG Strix RTX 4090 OC Edition
System RAM: 32 GB DDR5-8200 CL40-52-52-131 CUDIMM
OS: Windows 11 23H2
Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus Z890 Hero
BIOS: 1501
Driver: GeForce Game Ready Driver 572.70 WHQL
Profile: Intel Default Profile
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Cinebench 2026 / single-core 598 points Graphics card: Asus ROG Strix RTX 4090 OC Edition
System RAM: 32 GB DDR5-8200 CL40-52-52-131 CUDIMM
OS: Windows 11 23H2
Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus Z890 Hero
BIOS: 1501
Driver: GeForce Game Ready Driver 572.70 WHQL
Profile: Intel Default Profile

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 24 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus 13359.874952 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 24 threads / windows
System RAM: 48 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASRock / Z890 Pro-A
Duration: 74.851 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.1 / 1M / 32 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900F 9449.652253 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.1 / 1M / 32 threads / windows
System RAM: 64 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Duration: 105.824 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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