Intel Core i9-14900 vs Intel Core i9-13900F

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-14900 and Intel Core i9-13900F 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 i9-14900

Intel Core i9-13900F

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-14900

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 5.8 GHz vs 5.60 GHz
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4487 vs 4429

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 4 Jan 2023
Maximum frequency	5.8 GHz vs 5.60 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 32 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4487 vs 4429

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-13900F

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51218 vs 48154

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	51218 vs 48154

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-14900
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-13900F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4487

4429

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

48154

51218

Name	Intel Core i9-14900	Intel Core i9-13900F
PassMark - Single thread mark	4487	4429
PassMark - CPU mark	48154	51218
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		14198

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-14900	Intel Core i9-13900F
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	4 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$549	$554
Place in performance rating	49	62
Architecture codename		Raptor Lake
Processor Number		i9-13900F
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz
Die size	257 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	1920 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	36 MB (shared)	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.8 GHz	5.60 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	32	32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		89.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Package Size		45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2020C
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		5.0 and 4.0
Scalability		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 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)