Intel Core i5-13600KF vs Intel Core i9-13900F

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i9-13900F and Intel Core i5-13600KF is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Core i9-13900F Intel Core i5-13600KF
• Family
  Intel Core i9 Intel Core i5
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 13000 Intel Core i 13000
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  13 13
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i9-12900F Intel Core i5-12600KF

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i9-13900F vs Intel Core i5-13600KF by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  24 / 32 14 / 20
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A-Core
  8x Raptor Cove 6x Raptor Cove
• B-Core
  16x Gracemont 8x Gracemont
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• A-Core Frequency
  2.00 GHz (5.60 GHz) 3.50 GHz (5.10 GHz)
• B-Core Frequency
  1.50 GHz (4.20 GHz) 2.60 GHz (3.90 GHz)

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i9-13900F and Intel Core i5-13600KF along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i9-13900F and Intel Core i5-13600KF. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between Intel Core i9-13900F and Intel Core i5-13600KF you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR5-5600 DDR5-5600
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 128 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
• Bandwidth
  89.6 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• PCIe
  5.0 x 20 5.0 x 20
• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i9-13900F or Intel Core i5-13600KF? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 125 W
• TDP (PL2)
  219 W 181 W
• Tjunction max.
  100 \xc2\xb0C 100 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i9-13900F and Intel Core i5-13600KF CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm
• Chip design
  Monolithic Monolithic
• Socket
  LGA 1700 LGA 1700
• L2-Cache
  32.00 MB 20.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  36.00 MB 24.00 MB
• Architecture
  Raptor Lake S Raptor Lake S
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• Release date
  Q1/2023 Q4/2022
• Release price
  524 $ 294 $
• Documents
  Technical data sheet Technical data sheet