Intel Core i9-13900K vs Intel Core i7-13700K. 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 i7
• Generation
  13 13
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i9-12900K Intel Core i7-12700K
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Successor
  No 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 / 3.80 GHz (5.70 GHz) 3.40 GHz (5.50 GHz)
• B-Core
  16x Gracemont / 3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz) 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz)
• Base Frequency
  3.8 GHz 3.4 GHz
• Core architecture
  hybrid hybrid
• CPU Cores
  24 16
• CPU Threads
  32 24
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  No turbo 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
  12 12
• GPU Frequency
  400 MHz 400 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32
• GPU Turbo
  1450 MHz 1450 MHz
• Max. displays
  4 4
• Max. GPU Memory
  16 GB 16 GB
• Release date
  Q4/2022 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 Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-13700K and Intel Core i9-13900K. 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 89.8 GB/s
• Memory channels
  2 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 i9-13900K and Intel Core i7-13700K 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)
  125 W 125 W
• TDP (PL2)
  241 W 241 W
• TDP down
  No No
• TDP up
  No No

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-13900K and Intel Core i7-13700K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Raptor Lake S Raptor Lake S
• 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
  32.00 MB 22.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  36.00 MB 30.00 MB
• Release date
  Q4/2022 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