Intel Core i9-13900KF vs Intel Core i9-13900K

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

Intel Core i9-13900KF

Intel Core i9-13900K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-13900K

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 58920 vs 58258
Around 1% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 16332 vs 16137

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4616 vs 4608
PassMark - CPU mark	58920 vs 58258
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	16332 vs 16137

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4608

4616

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

58258

58920

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

16137

16332

Name	Intel Core i9-13900KF	Intel Core i9-13900K
PassMark - Single thread mark	4608	4616
PassMark - CPU mark	58258	58920
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	16137	16332

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-13900KF	Intel Core i9-13900K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake	Raptor Lake
Launch date	27 Sep 2022	27 Sep 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$574	$599
Place in performance rating	35	32
Processor Number	i9-13900KF	i9-13900K
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	48 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	5.80 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
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	125 Watt
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
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® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0xA780
Execution Units		32
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.65 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 770
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5