Intel Core i5-13400F vs Intel Core i9-11900KF

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-13400F and Intel Core i9-11900KF 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 i5-13400F

Intel Core i9-11900KF

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13400F

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 56% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3658 vs 3556

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 16 Mar 2021
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	800 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	12.5 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	20 MB vs 16 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3658 vs 3556

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-11900KF

Around 15% higher clock speed: 5.30 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Around 14% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 8401 vs 7348

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.30 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25250 vs 25241
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8401 vs 7348

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-13400F
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-11900KF

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3658

3556

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25241

25250

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

7348

8401

Name	Intel Core i5-13400F	Intel Core i9-11900KF
PassMark - Single thread mark	3658	3556
PassMark - CPU mark	25241	25250
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7348	8401

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-13400F	Intel Core i9-11900KF
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake	Rocket Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	16 Mar 2021
Place in performance rating	481	475
Processor Number	i5-13400F	i9-11900KF
Series	13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	11th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$513 - $524
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	800 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	12.5 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	20 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	5.30 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of threads	16	16
Base frequency		3.50 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	50 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C	PCG 2019A
Configurable TDP-down		95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		3.00 GHz
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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 AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)