Intel Core i9-14900 vs Intel Core i9-13900KF

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-14900 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-14900

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Launch date 8 Jan 2024 vs 27 Sep 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-13900KF

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4609 vs 4488
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 58304 vs 48106
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 10 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4609 vs 4488
PassMark - CPU mark 58304 vs 48106

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4488
4609
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
48106
58304
Name Intel Core i9-14900 Intel Core i9-13900KF
PassMark - Single thread mark 4488 4609
PassMark - CPU mark 48106 58304
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 16137

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i9-14900 Intel Core i9-13900KF

Essentials

Launch date 8 Jan 2024 27 Sep 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $549 $574
Place in performance rating 49 35
Architecture codename Raptor Lake
Processor Number i9-13900KF
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) 48 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 5.80 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 125 Watt

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)