Intel Core i9-9990XE
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Intel Core i9-9990XE vs Intel Core i9-13900K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i9-9990XE
Intel Core i9-9990XE
Released
Q4/2022
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Intel Core i9-13900K
Intel Core i9-13900K

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9990XE or Intel Core i9-13900K? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i9-9990XE has a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. 14 Cores. Power consumption of 255 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Core i9-13900K has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 24 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 5% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9990XE CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    278 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    12 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.71 times more cores

    24 left arrow 14
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.49 times less performance per watt

    125 W left arrow 255 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    12 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    10 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    5 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    18 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    32 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    355 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    20 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    5 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    5 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9990XE Intel Core i9-9990XE
Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 13
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000X left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i9-12900K
  • Successor
    -- left arrow No
CPU Technical specs

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
    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    14 left arrow 24
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    5.10 GHz left arrow No
  • CPU Threads
    28 left arrow 32
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid
  • A core
    -- left arrow 8x Raptor Cove / 3.80 GHz (5.70 GHz)
  • B core
    -- left arrow 16x Gracemont / 3.00 GHz (4.20 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
    no iGPU left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.45 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 32
  • Shader
    left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 16 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 4
  • Generation
    left arrow 12
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2022
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-13900K and Intel Core i9-9990XE. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR5-5600
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-9990XE and Intel Core i9-13900K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    255 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow No
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 241 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow No
  • Tjunction max.
    84 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9990XE and Intel Core i9-9990XE, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 32.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    19.25 MB left arrow 36.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake X Refresh left arrow Raptor Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q4/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-9990XE and Intel Core i9-13900K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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