Intel Core i5-13600KF vs Intel Core i5-9400F

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-13600KF and Intel Core i5-9400F 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i5-13600KF

Intel Core i5-9400F

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13600KF

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
14 more threads: 20 vs 6
Around 24% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4122 vs 2430
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 37560 vs 9458
2.7x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 10260 vs 3746

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 6
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4122 vs 2430
PassMark - CPU mark	37560 vs 9458
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10260 vs 3746

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9400F

Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-13600KF
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9400F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4122

2430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

37560

9458

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

10260

3746

Name	Intel Core i5-13600KF	Intel Core i5-9400F
PassMark - Single thread mark	4122	2430
PassMark - CPU mark	37560	9458
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10260	3746
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1083
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4737

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-13600KF	Intel Core i5-9400F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	27 Sep 2022	Q1'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$304
Place in performance rating	164	1348
Processor Number	i5-13600KF	i5-9400F
Series	13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	24 MB
L1 cache	1120 KB
L2 cache	28 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	14	6
Number of threads	20	6
Base frequency		2.90 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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 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® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)