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Intel Core i7-13700K vs Intel Core i9-13900KF. Specifications, performance, tests

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Intel Core i9-13900KF
Intel Core i9-13900KF

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-13700K or Intel Core i9-13900KF? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-13700K has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 16 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Intel Core i9-13900KF has a base frequency of 3.00 GHz (5.80 GHz). 24 / 32 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    27 left arrow place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-13700K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    4 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    24 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    16 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    34 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    446 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    6 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    8 more cores

    24 left arrow 16

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    3 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    9 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    8 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    9 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    1 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    4 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    15 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    8 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    1 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    1 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-13700K Intel Core i7-13700K
Intel Core i9-13900KF Intel Core i9-13900KF
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 13000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Family
    13th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-12700K left arrow Intel Core i9-12900KF
  • Processor Number
    i7-13700K left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    No left arrow -
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
    3.40 GHz (5.50 GHz) left arrow 8x Raptor Cove
  • B-Core
    2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz) left arrow 16x Gracemont
  • Base Frequency
    3.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    16 left arrow 24
  • CPU Threads
    24 left arrow 32
  • E-core Base Clock
    2.5 GHz left arrow -
  • E-core Max Turbo
    4.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Efficient Cores
    8 left arrow -
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    5.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • P-core Base Clock
    3.4 GHz left arrow -
  • P-core Max Turbo
    5.3 GHz left arrow -
  • Performance Cores
    8 left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 3.00 GHz (5.80 GHz)
  • B-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 2.20 GHz (4.30 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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow -
  • Generation
    12 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    400 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 770 left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    1600 MHz left arrow -
  • Graphics Base Frequency
    300 MHz left arrow -
  • Graphics Output
    eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow -
  • Shader
    256 left arrow -
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-13900KF and Intel Core i7-13700K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    192 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    89.8 GB/s left arrow 89.6 GB/s
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
  • Memory type
    Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-5600
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow 5.0 x 20
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    5.0 and 4.0 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-13700K and Intel Core i9-13900KF 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 100 °C
  • Maximum Turbo Power
    253 W left arrow -
  • Processor Base Power (PBP)
    125 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    125 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    241 W left arrow 253 W
  • TDP down
    No left arrow -
  • TDP up
    No left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

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

  • Architecture
    Raptor Lake S left arrow Raptor Lake S
  • Cache (manufacturer label)
    30 MB Intel Smart Cache left arrow -
  • Codename
    Products formerly Raptor Lake left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    Conflicting source values: 22 MB | 24 MB (Total cache capacity) left arrow 32 MB
  • L3-Cache
    30 MB left arrow 36 MB
  • Marketing Status (manufacturer label)
    Launched left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q4/2022
  • Socket
    FCLGA1700 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Technology
    Intel 7 (Manufacturer process designation) left arrow 10 nm
  • Use Conditions
    PC/Client/Tablet, Workstation left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Monolithic
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
  • Release price
    - left arrow 564 $

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 10

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsIntel Core i7-13700K Intel Core i9-13900KFResult difference¹
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows 398.424273 samples/min Submissions: 14 509.21501 samples/min Submissions: 5 +27.8 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Linux 423.126837 samples/min Submissions: 17 616.444823 samples/min Submissions: 16 +45.7 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 382.908151 samples/min Submissions: 103 477.248565 samples/min Submissions: 46 +24.6 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 367.85735 samples/min Submissions: 32 477.053533 samples/min Submissions: 18 +29.7 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Linux 456.349692 samples/min Submissions: 12 580.652835 samples/min Submissions: 5 +27.2 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 355.534876 samples/min Submissions: 75 462.552075 samples/min Submissions: 18 +30.1 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 361.50618 samples/min Submissions: 155 454.997543 samples/min Submissions: 69 +25.9 %
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows 381.80897 samples/min Submissions: 62 499.75302 samples/min Submissions: 26 +30.9 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Linux 470.556819 samples/min Submissions: 13 643.35896 samples/min Submissions: 13 +36.7 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 383.228792 samples/min Submissions: 148 498.99971 samples/min Submissions: 76 +30.2 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

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 i7-13700K

Intel Core i9-13900KF

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 i7-13700K 4441.838566 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 24 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / PRIME Z790-P WIFI D4
Duration: 225.132 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 32 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900KF 12476.450699 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 32 threads / windows
System RAM: 64 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / PRIME Z790-P
Duration: 80.151 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-13700K and Intel Core i9-13900KF.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

2182.000000
Intel Core i7-13700K
2248.000000
Intel Core i9-13900KF
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

29140.000000
Intel Core i7-13700K
39556.000000
Intel Core i9-13900KF
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

2090.000000
Intel Core i7-13700K
2147.000000
Intel Core i9-13900KF
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

16542.000000
Intel Core i7-13700K
23982.000000
Intel Core i9-13900KF

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