Core i9-13900KF
24 cores · 32 threads · up to 5.7 GHz on FCLGA1700.
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Performance breakdown
Lab scores
Estimated gaming FPS
Paired with a high-end GPU. CPU impact is largest at 1080p.
Full specifications
- Architecture
- Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont
- Process node
- Intel 7 nm
- Socket
- FCLGA1700
- Release year
- 2022
- Total cores
- 24
- Threads
- 32
- Integrated graphics
- None
- Base clock
- 3.0 GHz
- Boost clock
- 5.7 GHz
- Multiplier
- 30 (unlocked)
- L1 cache
- 1.5 KB
- L2 cache
- 16 MB
- L3 cache
- 12 MB
- Memory support
- DDR5-5600
- Max capacity
- 192 GB
- Channels
- 2
- Max bandwidth
- 89.604 GB/s
- Base power (TDP)
- 125253W
- Max temperature
- 100°C
- PCIe
- PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
- Launch price
- $564
- Instruction sets
- SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
- Extensions
- AES-NI, AVX, VT-x, VT-d, Turbo Boost Max 3.0
What Owners Say
Owners love the blistering multi-core speed for heavy work and gaming. The common gripe is it runs hot and needs a serious cooler, plus no integrated graphics for troubleshooting.
- Games run buttery smooth without stutter
- Multitasks heavy apps without slowing down
- Runs cool with a decent air cooler
- Overclocks easily for extra free performance
- Needs a dedicated graphics card to work
- Runs hot under heavy load
- No significant upgrade path on this socket
Our verdict on the Core i9-13900KF
Intel's i9-13900KF is a top-tier desktop processor that runs hot enough to demand serious cooling for its hybrid core design.
Get it if you’re building a top-tier gaming or content creation rig and want every bit of performance without caring about integrated graphics. Skip it if you need onboard video for troubleshooting or run a small form factor build where keeping things cool and quiet matters more.
Buy it if…
- You want high multi-core performance for rendering or compiling.
- You game at high framerates and don't need integrated graphics.
- You already have a discrete GPU and run demanding creative apps.
Its place in the overall top
98 votes