Intel Core i9-13900F vs Intel Core i9-13900KF

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-13900F and Intel Core i9-13900KF processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i9-13900F

Intel Core i9-13900KF

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-13900F

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 27 Sep 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-13900KF

Around 4% higher clock speed: 5.80 GHz vs 5.60 GHz
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4596 vs 4406
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57933 vs 50287
Around 11% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 15770 vs 14166

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.80 GHz vs 5.60 GHz
L2 cache	48 MB vs 32 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4596 vs 4406
PassMark - CPU mark	57933 vs 50287
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	15770 vs 14166

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-13900F
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-13900KF

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4406

4596

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50287

57933

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

14166

15770

Name	Intel Core i9-13900F	Intel Core i9-13900KF
PassMark - Single thread mark	4406	4596
PassMark - CPU mark	50287	57933
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	14166	15770

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-13900F	Intel Core i9-13900KF
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake	Raptor Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	27 Sep 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$554	$574
Place in performance rating	58	33
Processor Number	i9-13900F	i9-13900KF
Series	13th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors	13th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1920 KB	1920 KB
L2 cache	32 MB	48 MB
L3 cache	36 MB	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.60 GHz	5.80 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	32	32
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	89.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)