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

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

• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
• Generation
  13 6
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 13000 Intel Core i 6000
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i9-12900K --
• Successor
  No Intel Core i7-7700K

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Frequency
  3.80 GHz 4.00 GHz
• CPU Cores
  24 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No 4.20 GHz
• CPU Threads
  32 8
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Core architecture
  hybrid normal
• A core
  8x Raptor Cove / 3.80 GHz (5.70 GHz) --
• B core
  16x Gracemont / 3.00 GHz (4.20 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.

• GPU name
  Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 Intel HD Graphics 530
• GPU frequency
  0.40 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.45 GHz 1.15 GHz
• Execution units
  32 24
• Shader
  256 192
• Max. GPU Memory
  16 GB 64 GB
• Max. displays
  4 3
• Generation
  12 9
• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Technology
  10 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q3/2015

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

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

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

• Memory type
  DDR5-5600
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 64 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-13900K and Intel Core i7-6700K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  125 W 91 W
• TDP up
  No --
• TDP (PL2)
  241 W --
• TDP down
  No --
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C --

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

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L2-Cache
  32.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  36.00 MB 8.00 MB
• Architecture
  Raptor Lake S Skylake S
• Technology
  10 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1700 LGA 1151
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q3/2015