Intel Core i9-13900K and Intel Core i5-13600K review: More cores and a higher clock speed with Raptor Lake

The chase has begun! AMD has already moved ahead this year, but now Intel is catching up, fighting for the crown of the fastest gaming CPU in the world. Find out in this detailed review of the Intel Core i9-13900K and the Intel Core i5-13600K whether Intel succeeds in this.

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Intel Core i9-13900K specs (Source: Intel)

More cores, more threads, and a higher clock speed (Source: Intel)

With the introduction of hybrid CPUs into the desktop arena, Intel was able to score with a significant performance jump last year. For the first time, the Alder Lake platform used P and E cores to improve the performance distribution. AMD pursues a different approach with its chiplet architecture and is also able to achieve a very good performance at this point. With the recently introduced Zen 4 processors, AMD was again able to achieve a significant performance increase. Raptor Lake is now supposed to make up for this and allow Intel to gain back the performance crown.

Intel remains basically faithful to the 1700 socket in this generation. However, there are still numerous changes that in sum result in a head-to-head race with AMD's Ryzen 9 7950X. For example, there is a significantly larger cache and there are more threads in total and redesigned P cores with a higher IPC. In addition, Intel increased the Turbo by up to 600 MHz to a maximum of 5.8 GHz. Those changes apply to the whole lineup of the new Raptor Lake series.

We list the most important representatives of the new Raptor Lake S family for you in the chart below.

Although Intel follows the Alder Lake series in terms of the price, the current weak Euro-to-US Dollar exchange rate will make the prices of the new processors subjectively look more expensive.

13th Gen Intel Core processors at a glance

Model	Cores / Threads	Clock Speed P Core / Turbo	Clock Speed E Core / Turbo	Cache L2 + L3	Graphics	PBP	MTB	Price (MSRP)
Core i9-13900K	16 (8P + 16E) /32	3.0 GHz / 5.8 GHz	2.2 GHz / 4.3 GHz	32 + 36 MB	UHD 770	125 Watt	253 Watt	$589
Core i9-13900KF	16 (8P + 16E) /32	3.0 GHz / 5.8 GHz	2.2 GHz / 4.3 GHz	32 + 36 MB	-	125 Watt	253 Watt	$564
Core i9-12900K	16 (8P + 8E) /24	3.2 GHz / 5.1 GHz	2.4 GHz / 3.9 GHz	14 + 30 MB	UHD 770	125 Watt	241 Watt	$589
Core i9-12900KF	16 (8P + 8E) /24	3.2 GHz / 5.1 GHz	2.4 GHz / 3.9 GHz	14 + 30 MB	-	125 Watt	241 Watt	$564

Core i7-13700K	16 (8P + 8E) /24	3.4 GHz / 5.4 GHz	2.5 GHz / 4.2 GHz	24 + 30 MB	UHD 770	125 Watt	253 Watt	$409
Core i7-13700KF	16 (8P + 8E) /24	3.4 GHz / 5.4 GHz	2.5 GHz / 4.2 GHz	24 + 30 MB	-	125 Watt	253 Watt	$384
Core i7-12700K	12 (8P + 4E) /20	3.6 GHz / 4.9 GHz	2.7 GHz / 3.8 GHz	12 + 25 MB	UHD 770	125 Watt	190 Watt	$409
Core i7-12700KF	12 (8P + 4E) /20	3.6 GHz / 4.9 GHz	2.7 GHz / 3.8 GHz	12 + 25 MB	-	125 Watt	190 Watt	$384

Core i5-13600K	14 (6P + 8E) /20	3.5 GHz / 5.1 GHz	2.6 GHz / 3.9 GHz	20 + 24 MB	UHD 770	125 Watt	181 Watt	$319
Core i5-13600KF	14 (6P + 8E) /20	3.5 GHz / 5.1 GHz	2.6 GHz / 3.9 GHz	20 + 24 MB	-	125 Watt	181 Watt	$294
Core i5-12600K	10 (6P + 4E) /16	3.7 GHz / 4.9 GHz	2.8 GHz / 3.6 GHz	9.5 + 20 MB	UHD 770	125 Watt	150 Watt	$289
Core i5-12600KF	10 (6P + 4E) /16	3.7 GHz / 4.9 GHz	2.8 GHz / 3.6 GHz	9.5 + 20 MB	-	125 Watt	150 Watt	$264

Details of our test system

We use the following system for the benchmarks and tests below:

Streacom BC1 V2 Open Benchtable
Intel Core i9-13900K, Intel Core i5-13600K
Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero (BIOS v2004) / Asus ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming WiFi (BIOS v2004)
Custom loop water cooling (Pump: Alphacool Aquastream XT Ultra, Radiator: EK MO-RA3 420 LT BLACK)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition (driver: 517.48)
EVGA SuperNOVA P+ 1600W
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 (2x 16 GB - DDR5-5200)
Intel Optane 905p (480 GB system + benchmarks)
Microsoft Windows 11 Professional 64 Bit (Version 22H2)

Intel Raptor Lake-S - Intel Core i9-13900K

Intel Raptor Lake-S - Intel Core i5-13600K

Test Conditions - Z690 usable after BIOS update

For this test, we use the Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero, which was already used during the Alder Lake S launch. Nonetheless, with the new Z790 chipset, there will be updated mainboards that support the 12th as well as the 13th generation of the Intel processors. However, you should still keep in mind that the Intel Raptor Lake series will probably be the last generation that uses the 1700 socket.

All tests are run with the most current BIOS and XMP profile activated. In addition, all the power limitations are deactivated in order to get the full performance of the processors.

Note:

Due to some problems with the Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero during our tests, we had to use the Asus ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming WiFi instead for all benchmarks with the Intel Core i5-13600K. A brief performance comparison to the Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero did not show any significant performance differences. After talking to Asus, we were able to determine that there was a problem with the BIOS of the version used until then. Asus responded immediately and remedied the problems with the version 2103.

Processor Benchmarks

Compared to the older Alder Lake S processors, the performance increase is huge in all areas. The increased IPC is accompanied by a significantly higher Boost speed, which by implication is also sufficient for a performance increase of 19% in the Intel Core i9-13900K compared to the Intel Core i9-12900K. In the single comparisons, performance jumps of up to 49% are even possible. With the smaller Core-i5 model, we measure a performance increase of 14% compared to the older Alder Lake sample.

In the duel of the top models, the Intel Core i9-13900K is able to place just ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. Subjectively, both top models operate at eye level. However, we still see that in some tests Intel is ahead, and in others, AMD. As an example, we can take the 3DMark, where the Intel processor is significantly ahead of the AMD models in terms of the CPU benchmarks. On the other hand, AMD is able to score in the wPrime test, where Intel is clearly left behind.

The smaller Intel Core i5-13600K competes with the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X. Here, the significantly higher number of threads (20 vs. 12) is the key for its success. However, a 7% advantage in the performance rating is not very significant. But the two processors are still comparable, since they both belong to the same price class.

For completeness, we also ran all the CPU tests with the PL2 activated. As you can see from the results, there is no disadvantage if you set the power limit. Better values are even possible in parts, since the CPUs don't reach critical temperatures here.

You can find additional benchmarks on the processors here.

Intel Core i9-13900K

Intel Core i5-13600K

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	78.8 pt
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	78.4 pt
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	76.8 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	69.9 pt
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	66 pt
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	64.4 pt
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	64.4 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	58.9 pt
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	56.7 pt

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	328 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	328 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	327 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	324 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	315 Points -4%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	289 Points -12%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	286 Points -13%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	286 Points -13%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	275 Points -16%
CPU Multi 64Bit
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	6209 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	6191 Points
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	5959 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	4856 Points -22%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	4057 Points -34%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	3643 Points -41%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	3641 Points -41%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	2555 Points -59%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	2507 Points -60%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	870 Points +5%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	828 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	795 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	786 Points -5%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	775 Points -6%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	766 Points -7%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	766 Points -7%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	761 Points -8%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	734 Points -11%
CPU (Multi Core)
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	15181 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	14786 Points -3%
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	14502 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	11563 Points -24%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	10240 Points -33%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	9265 Points -39%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	9217 Points -39%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	6692 Points -56%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	5985 Points -61%

Cinebench R23
Single Core
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	2272 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	2267 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	2045 Points -10%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	2039 Points -10%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	2010 Points -11%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	1998 Points -12%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	1991 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	1967 Points -13%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	1907 Points -16%
Multi Core
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	40103 Points
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	38229 Points -5%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	37792 Points -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	29480 Points -26%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	27005 Points -33%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	24268 Points -39%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	24174 Points -40%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	17491 Points -56%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	15322 Points -62%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	3.93 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	3.92 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	3.86 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	3.83 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	3.72 Points -5%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	3.49 Points -11%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	3.48 Points -11%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	3.45 Points -12%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	3.31 Points -16%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	70.78 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	68.61 Points -3%
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	67.57 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	54.51 Points -23%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	47.06 Points -34%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	42.38 Points -40%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	42.2 Points -40%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	30.01 Points -58%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	28.41 Points -60%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	18355 Points +1%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	18236 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	16338 Points -10%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	16260 Points -11%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	16235 Points -11%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	16144 Points -11%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	16074 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	16010 Points -12%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	15180 Points -17%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	132296 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	132000 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	130289 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	121250 Points -8%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	112749 Points -15%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	111526 Points -16%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	110412 Points -16%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	89641 Points -32%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	89478 Points -32%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	203 Seconds * -154%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	189.5 Seconds * -137%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	135 Seconds * -69%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	135 Seconds * -69%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	121.1 Seconds * -51%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	106 Seconds * -33%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	85 Seconds * -6%
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	82 Seconds * -3%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	80 Seconds *

wPrime 2.10
32m
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	4.924 s * -171%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	4.725 s * -160%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	2.78 s * -53%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	2.527 s * -39%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	2.518 s * -39%
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	2.128 s * -17%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	1.818 s *
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	1.781 s * +2%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	1.669 s * +8%
1024m
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	202.7 s * -154%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	190.6 s * -139%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	177.592 s * -123%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	172.189 s * -116%
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	81.28 s * -2%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	79.738 s *
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	74.491 s * +7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	39.954 s * +50%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	30.811 s * +61%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	425.5 (425^min - 426^max) fps +3%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	412 (410^min - 417^max) fps
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	388 (386^min - 388^max) fps -6%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	387 (386^min - 388^max) fps -6%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	379.5 (378^min - 385^max) fps -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	376 (369^min - 378^max) fps -9%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	368.5 (366^min - 369^max) fps -11%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	367 (363^min - 371^max) fps -11%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	333.5 (332^min - 336^max) fps -19%
Pass 2
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	267 (266^min - 271^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	266.5 (263^min - 267^max) fps 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	262.5 (261^min - 264^max) fps -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	241 (240^min - 242^max) fps -10%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	206 (206^min - 206^max) fps -23%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	199 (198.5^min - 199.4^max) fps -25%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	198.6 (198.2^min - 200^max) fps -26%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	148 (147^min - 148^max) fps -45%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	147.8 (147.7^min - 147.9^max) fps -45%

WinRAR - Result
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	17225 KB/s +16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	16351 KB/s +10%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	16178 KB/s +9%
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	15309 KB/s +3%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	14836 KB/s
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	10997 KB/s -26%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	10937 KB/s -26%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	10792 KB/s -27%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	6239 KB/s -58%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	30.7 GB/s +14%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	27 GB/s
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	21.2 GB/s -21%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	19.4 GB/s -28%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	18.8 GB/s -30%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	18.5 GB/s -31%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	14.8 GB/s -45%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	13.2 GB/s -51%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	12.8 GB/s -53%
Twofish Mean 100MB
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	5.4 GB/s
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	5.4 GB/s 0%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	4.5 GB/s -17%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	3.7 GB/s -31%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	3.2 GB/s -41%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	3.1 GB/s -43%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	2.8 GB/s -48%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	2.2 GB/s -59%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	1.8 GB/s -67%
Serpent Mean 100MB
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	3 GB/s
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	2.9 GB/s -3%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	2.8 GB/s -7%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	1.9 GB/s -37%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	1.7 GB/s -43%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	1.7 GB/s -43%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	1.5 GB/s -50%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	1.3 GB/s -57%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	1.1 GB/s -63%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	24625 Points +2%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	24157 Points
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	24143 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	19987 Points -17%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	17854 Points -26%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	16690 Points -31%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	16651 Points -31%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	12797 Points -47%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	11917 Points -51%
Single-Core
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	2311 Points +1%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	2290 Points
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	2287 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	2274 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	2205 Points -4%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	2042 Points -11%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	1979 Points -14%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	1967 Points -14%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	1904 Points -17%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	24479 Points +2%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	24021 Points
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	23967 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	19975 Points -17%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	17959 Points -25%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	16635 Points -31%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	16497 Points -31%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	12746 Points -47%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	11880 Points -51%
5.0 Single-Core
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	2246 Points +1%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	2222 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	2214 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	2194 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	2126 Points -4%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	1968 Points -11%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	1964 Points -11%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	1931 Points -13%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	1821 Points -18%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	9629 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	9598 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	9322 Points -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	9193 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	8926 Points -7%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	8665 Points -10%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	8631 Points -10%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	8618 Points -10%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	8223 Points -14%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	89678 Points +3%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	86695 Points
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	86231 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	74731 Points -14%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	63583 Points -27%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	61621 Points -29%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	60407 Points -30%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	47407 Points -45%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	46557 Points -46%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	32273 Points
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	31527 Points -2%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	30480 Points -6%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	30358 Points -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	28618 Points -11%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	28618 Points -11%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	28211 Points -13%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	25396 Points -21%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	25017 Points -22%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	161724 MIPS +10%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	147068 MIPS
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	146984 MIPS 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	124975 MIPS -15%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	97671 MIPS -34%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	89647 MIPS -39%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	89527 MIPS -39%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	69291 MIPS -53%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	64260 MIPS -56%
7z b 4 -mmt1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	8365 MIPS +15%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	8282 MIPS +14%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	8063 MIPS +11%
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	7539 MIPS +4%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	7272 MIPS
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	6571 MIPS -10%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	6502 MIPS -11%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	6253 MIPS -14%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	5944 MIPS -18%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	44.4 fps +4%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	42.6 fps
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	41.1 fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	36.2 fps -15%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	30.1 fps -29%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	30 fps -30%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	27.6 fps -35%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	27.5 fps -35%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	21.1 fps -50%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	0.4456 sec * -26%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	0.4216 sec * -19%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	0.405 sec * -14%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	0.4048 sec * -14%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	0.3749 sec * -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	0.3736 sec * -6%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	0.3682 sec * -4%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	0.3539 sec *
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	0.3507 sec * +1%

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Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	71.8 s * -96%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	40.6 s * -11%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	36.8 s * -1%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	36.6 s *
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	36.1 s * +1%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	35.5 s * +3%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	35 s * +4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	34.9 s * +5%
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	30.3 s * +17%

WebXPRT 3 - Overall
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	371 Points +3%
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	368 Points +2%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	366 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	362 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	361 Points
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	333 Points -8%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	329 Points -9%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	320 Points -11%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	293 Points -19%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	511 ms * -18%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	481 ms * -11%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	469 ms * -9%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	467 ms * -8%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	441 ms * -2%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	433 ms * -0%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	432 ms *
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	431 ms * -0%
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	427 ms * +1%

3DMark
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Physics
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	54055 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	54036 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	42399 Points -22%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	42399 Points -22%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	39462 Points -27%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	37225 Points -31%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	36774 Points -32%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	30780 Points -43%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	29443 Points -46%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	54063 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	53853 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	42682 Points -21%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	42682 Points -21%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	39112 Points -27%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	35404 Points -34%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	35386 Points -34%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	30691 Points -43%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	29671 Points -45%
2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	19887 Points +3%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	19392 Points
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	18431 Points -5%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	17124 Points -12%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	17079 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	16616 Points -14%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	16616 Points -14%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	13869 Points -28%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X R5 7600X, 4700 MHz	10458 Points -46%

* ... smaller is better

Intel Core i9-13900K + Intel Core i5-13600K vs. Cinebench R15 multi loop

In the load test, where we run the Cinebench R15 constant loop, both test units show a very stable performance. However, we should still mention that the Intel Core i9-13900K runs constantly at the temperature limit. But at more than 2,000 points, the performance increase compared to the Intel Core i9-12900K is still huge. At an average of 3,620 points over all 50 runs, the Intel Core i5-13600K is also worth mentioning.

Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K: Ø6182 (6045.95-6213.11)

Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core i5-13600K: Ø3620 (3607.83-3632.07)

Intel Core i9-12900K Intel Core i9-12900K: Ø3987 (3920.42-4037.55)

Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K: Ø2545 (2497.35-2570.36)

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X: Ø2468 (2440.21-2487.56)

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 9 7900X: Ø4785 (4739.9-4829.17)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition AMD Ryzen 9 7950X: Ø6154 (6136.85-6189.08)

Synthetic Benchmarks and Application Performance

While the synthetic benchmarks were still clearly Intel's domain in last year's Alder Lake release, things don't look quite as clear this year. AMD is able to keep up with its Ryzen 9 processors, and Intel only gets third place in the PCMark 10 benchmark. However, compared to Alder Lake, Raptor Lake is able to place ahead throughout, implementing a good performance.

PCMark 10 | 3DMark | 3DMark 11 | CrossMark

PCMark 10 - Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	9911 Points +1%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	9911 Points +1%
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	9788 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	9470 Points -3%
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	9362 Points -4%
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	8604 Points -12%
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	8259 Points -16%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	54063 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	53853 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	42682 Points -21%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	42682 Points -21%
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	39112 Points -27%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	35404 Points -34%
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	35386 Points -34%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	30691 Points -43%
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	29671 Points -45%
2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	19887 Points +3%
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	19392 Points
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	18431 Points -5%
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	17124 Points -12%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	17079 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	16616 Points -14%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	16616 Points -14%
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	13869 Points -28%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	10458 Points -46%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	32273 Points
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	31527 Points -2%
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	30480 Points -6%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	30358 Points -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	28618 Points -11%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	28618 Points -11%
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	28211 Points -13%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	25396 Points -21%
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	25017 Points -22%
Desktop-PC, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	23076 Points -28%

CrossMark - Overall
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	2589 Points
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	2589 Points 0%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	2512 Points -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	2405 Points -7%
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	2271 Points -12%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	2237 Points -14%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	2236 Points -14%
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	1637 Points -37%

AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	75188 MB/s 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	74937 MB/s
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	73287 MB/s -2%
Intel Core i9-12900K Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	73146 MB/s -2%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	73104 MB/s -2%
Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	71725 MB/s -4%
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	70749 MB/s -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	69140 MB/s -8%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	59949 MB/s -20%
Average of class (4514 - 234662, n=1713)	47361 MB/s -37%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	83883 MB/s
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	83185 MB/s -1%
Intel Core i9-12900K Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	81059 MB/s -3%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	78282 MB/s -7%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	77097 MB/s -8%
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	76864 MB/s -8%
Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	75757 MB/s -10%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	75338 MB/s -10%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	59007 MB/s -30%
Average of class (4031 - 271066, n=1674)	49760 MB/s -41%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	81320 MB/s +10%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	79843 MB/s +8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	76967 MB/s +4%
Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	74140 MB/s
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	74134 MB/s 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	73987 MB/s 0%
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	73824 MB/s 0%
Intel Core i9-12900K Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	73707 MB/s -1%
Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	73484 MB/s -1%
Average of class (3506 - 242868, n=1679)	50207 MB/s -32%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Average of class (7 - 346, n=1750)	85.9 ns * -12%
Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	81.1 ns * -6%
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	77 ns * -1%
Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	76.5 ns *
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	75.3 ns * +2%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	63.8 ns * +17%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	63.3 ns * +17%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	61.7 ns * +19%

* ... smaller is better

Gaming Performance

If it was a question of the fastest gaming CPU in previous years, you could always rely on Intel. However, AMD was then able to mix up things with its Zen 4 processors, so that there is no clear winner here. In the cumulated comparison of the eleven games, the Intel Core i9-13900K places barely behind the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. However, if we also consider the price class of the processors, Intel's Core i9-13900K is able to place just ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X. But we shouldn't forget that there are some games that run better with Intel processors, and others, where AMD processors deliver the better performance. In the internal comparison between the two Raptor Lake S processors, the Intel Core i5-13600K loses by only 7% against the flagship. Those who still use an AM4 mainboard can also take a look at the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, since that CPU also offers a very good gaming performance.

Both the Intel Core i9-13900K and the Intel Core i5-13600K processor deliver a very good gaming performance. In the CPU limit, we measure some significant performance differences between the two competitors, but with increasing resolution and detail, this becomes less and less significant. We are unable to give Intel the crown of the fastest gaming CPU this year, since AMD is a tad faster with the Ryzen 9 7950X. All the competitors score closer together again. Those who, aside from gaming, also stream and want to include the public will benefit from the higher number of threads, which also makes the current Raptor Lake processors very interesting for content creators.

Gaming Performance - Raptor Lake vs. Alder Lake

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	99.3 pt
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	93.5 pt
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	93.2 pt
Intel Core i5-12600K ^-2! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	81.9 pt

F1 22
1920x1080 Low Preset AA:T AF:16x
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	322 (252^min, 186^P1 - 368^max) fps +1%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	320 (269^min, 180^P1 - 377^max) fps
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	316 (235^min) fps -1%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	258 (208^min, 159^P1 - 307^max) fps -19%
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	131 (109^min) fps +7%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	128.7 (104^min, 93^P1 - 154^max) fps +5%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	128.1 (110^min, 102^P1 - 149^max) fps +4%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	122.6 (104^min, 98^P1 - 141^max) fps

Far Cry 5
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	205 (155^min - 278^max) fps
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	188 (143^min - 257^max) fps -8%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	187 (145^min) fps -9%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	158 (120^min - 225^max) fps -23%
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	263 (199^min - 337^max) fps
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	240 (175^min - 314^max) fps -9%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	236 (154^min) fps -10%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	197 (153^min - 254^max) fps -25%

X-Plane 11.11
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	148.4 fps
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	147.7 fps 0%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	131.4 fps -11%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	111.1 fps -25%
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	234 fps
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	213 fps -9%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	200 fps -15%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	157.9 fps -33%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1920x1080 High Quality
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	189.7 fps 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	188.9 fps
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	185.5 fps -2%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	173.5 fps -8%
1280x720 Lite Quality
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	235 fps 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	234 fps
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	233 fps 0%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	217 fps -7%

Dota 2 Reborn
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	229.2 (192.7^min) fps
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	205.4 (178.9^min) fps -10%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	196.8 (171.6^min) fps -14%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	171.9 (149.6^min) fps -25%
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	285.3 (242.4^min) fps
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	246.2 (214^min) fps -14%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	235.4 (207.6^min) fps -17%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	203.6 (180.1^min) fps -29%

The Witcher 3
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	183.2 (34.9^min, 116.1^P0.1, 149.9^P1 - 408^max) fps +2%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	181 (13^min) fps +1%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	179.8 (98.3^min, 120.2^P0.1, 148.7^P1 - 458^max) fps
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	752 (33.9^min, 316^P0.1, 533^P1 - 1214^max) fps
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	644 (12^min) fps -14%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	611 (87.5^min, 340^P0.1, 454^P1 - 1018^max) fps -19%

GTA V
1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	165.6 (9.1^min, 125^P1 - 349^max) fps
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	154.9 (8.8^min, 125^P1 - 271^max) fps -6%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	148.7 (3.1^min, 111.1^P1 - 272^max) fps -10%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	133 (5.5^min, 90.9^P1 - 206^max) fps -20%
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	187.7 (3.47^min, 200^P1 - 694^max) fps
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	187.5 (1.506^min, 200^P1 - 547^max) fps 0%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	187.4 (41.6^min, 200^P1 - 443^max) fps 0%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	186.1 (2.03^min, 166.7^P1 - 287^max) fps -1%

Gaming Performance in Direct Comparison with AMD

Performance Rating - Percent
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	97.9 pt
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	96.2 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	95.7 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	93.7 pt
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	90.3 pt

F1 22
1920x1080 Low Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	457 (291^min, 254^P1 - 516^max) fps +43%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	344 (260^min, 201^P1 - 409^max) fps +8%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	333 (255^min, 199^P1 - 409^max) fps +4%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	322 (252^min, 186^P1 - 368^max) fps +1%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	320 (269^min, 180^P1 - 377^max) fps
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	130.1 (111^min, 102^P1 - 154^max) fps +6%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	128.1 (110^min, 102^P1 - 149^max) fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	126.4 (109^min, 100^P1 - 145^max) fps +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	125.1 (108^min, 100^P1 - 144^max) fps +2%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	122.6 (104^min, 98^P1 - 141^max) fps

Far Cry 5
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	205 (155^min - 278^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	189 (138^min - 261^max) fps -8%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	188 (143^min - 257^max) fps -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	186 (133^min - 258^max) fps -9%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	183 (136^min - 251^max) fps -11%
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	263 (199^min - 337^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	244 (164^min - 331^max) fps -7%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	240 (175^min - 314^max) fps -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	239 (156^min - 315^max) fps -9%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	238 (152^min - 327^max) fps -10%

X-Plane 11.11
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	160.9 fps +8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	154.7 fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	151.8 fps +2%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	148.4 fps
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	131.4 fps -11%
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	234 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	227 fps -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	225 fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	221 fps -6%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	200 fps -15%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1920x1080 High Quality
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	190.8 fps +1%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	189.7 fps 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	188.9 fps
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	188.8 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	188.4 fps 0%
1280x720 Lite Quality
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	236 fps +1%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	235 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	235 fps 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	234 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	233 fps 0%

Dota 2 Reborn
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	231.7 (195.5^min) fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	231.65 (196.5^min) fps +1%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	229.2 (192.7^min) fps
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	228.5 (193.7^min) fps 0%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	205.4 (178.9^min) fps -10%
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	301.3 (255.5^min) fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	293.1 (253^min) fps +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	293.1 (248.4^min) fps +3%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	285.3 (242.4^min) fps
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	246.2 (214^min) fps -14%

The Witcher 3
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	192.6 (60.2^min, 115.6^P0.1, 159.3^P1 - 579^max) fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	188.1 (93.6^min, 119.6^P0.1, 157^P1 - 509^max) fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	186.4 (85.2^min, 119.4^P0.1, 152.4^P1 - 439^max) fps +4%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	183.2 (34.9^min, 116.1^P0.1, 149.9^P1 - 408^max) fps +2%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	179.8 (98.3^min, 120.2^P0.1, 148.7^P1 - 458^max) fps
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	816 (23.3^min, 360^P0.1, 567^P1 - 1364^max) fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	773 (81.6^min, 345^P0.1, 543^P1 - 1294^max) fps +3%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	752 (33.9^min, 316^P0.1, 533^P1 - 1214^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	710 (99.8^min, 384^P0.1, 495^P1 - 1262^max) fps -6%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	611 (87.5^min, 340^P0.1, 454^P1 - 1018^max) fps -19%

GTA V
1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	165.6 (9.1^min, 125^P1 - 349^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	164.9 (3.74^min, 125^P1 - 280^max) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	161.4 (8.93^min, 125^P1 - 341^max) fps -3%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	155.2 (5.9^min, 111.1^P1 - 371^max) fps -6%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	154.9 (8.8^min, 125^P1 - 271^max) fps -6%
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	187.7 (3.47^min, 200^P1 - 694^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	187.5 (8.3^min, 200^P1 - 623^max) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	187.5 (10.5^min, 200^P1 - 530^max) fps 0%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	187.5 (1.506^min, 200^P1 - 547^max) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	187.5 (8.34^min, 200^P1 - 595^max) fps 0%

Borderlands 3
1280x720 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	244 fps 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	243 fps
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	238 fps -2%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	232 fps -5%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	223 fps -8%
1920x1080 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	164.7 fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	164.1 fps +1%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	163 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	161.2 fps -1%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	156.3 fps -4%

Far Cry New Dawn
1280x720 Low Preset
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	221 (141^min - 329^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	205 (150^min - 317^max) fps -7%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	201 (128^min - 295^max) fps -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	200 (144^min - 316^max) fps -10%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	191 (141^min - 299^max) fps -14%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	166 (118^min - 265^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	157 (106^min - 261^max) fps -5%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	153 (107^min - 240^max) fps -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	151 (101^min - 257^max) fps -9%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	144 (96^min - 249^max) fps -13%

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
1280x720 Lowest Preset
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	351 fps +12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	314 fps 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	314 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	299 fps -5%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	269 fps -14%
1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	234 fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	234 fps +2%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	230 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	228 fps -1%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	220 fps -4%

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
1920x1080 Low Preset (DX12)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	374 fps +2%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	368 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	367 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	364 fps -1%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	358 fps -3%
1920x1080 Badass Preset (DX12)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	168.5 fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	168.3 fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	168.3 fps +2%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	165.8 fps
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	165.1 fps 0%

Intel Core i9-13900K with Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090

	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
GTA V (2015)	187.7	187.7	187.4	165.6	156.7	182.5
The Witcher 3 (2015)	752	584	368	179.8		151.6
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	285.3	256.1	243.7	229.2		215.9
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	234	233	188.9		148.2	88.5
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	234	202	148.4			128.4
Far Cry 5 (2018)	263	232	220	205	186	110
Strange Brigade (2018)	749	506	402	350	266	159
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	314	265	250	230	167.4	97.1
Far Cry New Dawn (2019)	221	191	183	166	156	111
Metro Exodus (2019)	285	217	173.9	141.3	116.4	76.2
Borderlands 3 (2019)	243	215	190.3	163	128.3	73.1
F1 2020 (2020)	515	438	407	297	233	142.4
F1 2021 (2021)	590	520	435	224	171.8	103.4
Far Cry 6 (2021)	226	192.3	169.2	159.1	133.5	84.5
Forza Horizon 5 (2021)	334	214	196	127	113	85
God of War (2022)	240	204	170.8	121.9	108.4	77.1
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)	368	297	209	165.8	121.7	69.2
F1 22 (2022)	320	338	308	122.6	82.5	41.8
The Quarry (2022)	279	217	177.3	146.1	104.6	59

Intel Core i5-13600K with Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090

	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
GTA V (2015)	187.5	187.5	186.7	154.9	148.5	180.7
The Witcher 3 (2015)	611	551	369	183.2		152.8
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	246.2	224.6	216.8	205.4		200.4
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	235	230	189.7		145.6	86.8
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	200	175.3	131.4			112.7
Far Cry 5 (2018)	240	212	201	188	177	108
Strange Brigade (2018)	679	487	398	348	265	158.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	269	240	234	220	167.1	96.4
Far Cry New Dawn (2019)	201	176	170	153	146	108
Metro Exodus (2019)	272	218	173	140.8	115.5	75.7
Borderlands 3 (2019)	223	195.3	176.3	156.3	128.3	73.2
F1 2020 (2020)	456	383	376	295	233	142.1
F1 2021 (2021)	512	474	399	223	171.8	101.8
Far Cry 6 (2021)	195.3	183.1	170.8	151.2	132.4	84.1
God of War (2022)	228	205	168.9	122	106.5	76.5
GRID Legends (2022)	287	261	232	156	177.8	115.1
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)	358	290	208	165.1	120.8	68.8
F1 22 (2022)	322	373	432	128.1	84.1	42.4
The Quarry (2022)	270	213	177.9	145.9	105	59.4

Power Consumption

According to the technical specs, the processors continue to offer a TDP of 125 watts. This refers to the PL1 value. The PL2 value specifies how many watts the processor is allowed to consume under full load, if all the requirements are fulfilled. If all the restrictions are activated in the BIOS, the Intel Core i9-13900K is allowed to consume a maximum of 253 watts. For the Intel Core i5-13600K, it is still 181 watts. If all the restrictions are deactivated, there is no direct limitation of the power consumption, which by implication means that only the temperature limit is able to slow down the CPU. So it is not surprising that we keep reaching the 100 °C (212 °F) mark during our stress tests. At that point, we measure 345 watts for the Core i9-13900K and 240 watts for the Core i5-13600K. With this, using a good cooling system will increase the power consumption by quite a lot.

We measure a power consumption of 480 watts for our test system during the Cinebench R15 multi test. This is 48% or almost 160 watts more for the power supply to deliver compared to the Intel Core i9-12900K. For the Intel Core i5-13600K, the increase is also not insignificant at 39% or an additional 80 watts. While gaming, the power consumption is slightly lower. However, we still measure at least 500 watts on average.

You need a very good cooling system to handle the Raptor Lake processors. With a custom water cooling system, you can also let the new Raptors run without any limitations, provided you have no problem with high temperatures. Those who want to be on the safe side should activate the PL2 limitation. Then a maximum of 253 or 181 watts respectively is the limit. We definitely recommend staying within the power limits of the Raptor Lake processors. A significantly lower power consumption and low temperatures are good reasons to do this. There is also no disadvantage in terms of the pure performance, as we already mentioned above.

Intel Core i9-13900K - Open Power Limit

Test system power consumption - idle operation

Test system power consumption - Cinebench R15-nT

Test system power consumption - Stress test Prime95 + FurMark

Test system power consumption - Gaming (The Witcher 3 Ultra Preset)

Intel Core i9-13900K - 253 Watt Power Limit

Intel Core i5-13600K - Open Power Limit

Intel Core i5-13600K - 181 Watt Power Limit

Power Consumption: Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor) | Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor) | 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)

Power Consumption / Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor)
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	480 (263^min, 277^P1 - 553^max) Watt *
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	355 (216^min, 217^P1 - 438^max) Watt * +26%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 70.5 W)	324.4 Watt * +32%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	320 (235^min, 239^P1 - 448^max) Watt * +33%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	313 (214^min, 221^P1 - 406^max) Watt * +35%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	286 (232^min, 235^P1 - 343^max) Watt * +40%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	245 (160^min, 163.7^P1 - 271^max) Watt * +49%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	215 (134.8^min, 135.6^P1 - 259^max) Watt * +55%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 70.45 W)	205.9 (145^min - 213^max) Watt * +57%

Power Consumption / Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor)
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	471 (414^min, 427^P1 - 561^max) Watt *
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	355 (319^min, 320^P1 - 397^max) Watt * +25%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	348 (283^min, 288^P1 - 496^max) Watt * +26%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	321 (303^min, 304^P1 - 439^max) Watt * +32%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	319 (310^min, 311^P1 - 357^max) Watt * +32%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 70.5 W)	279.6 (261^min - 357^max) Watt * +41%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	278 (268^min, 269^P1 - 296^max) Watt * +41%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 70.45 W)	256.5 (238^min - 275^max) Watt * +46%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	227 (218^min, 219^P1 - 245^max) Watt * +52%

Power Consumption / The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	555 (547^min, 549^P1 - 607^max) Watt * -4%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7950X, Corsair MP600	538 (532^min, 532^P1 - 570^max) Watt * -1%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	533 (520^min, 525^P1 - 568^max) Watt *
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	519 (510^min, 513^P1 - 564^max) Watt * +3%
Intel Core i9-13900K @253W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	514 (508^min, 509^P1 - 531^max) Watt * +4%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	500 (491^min, 493^P1 - 528^max) Watt * +6%
Intel Core i5-13600K @181W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	496 (489^min, 490^P1 - 517^max) Watt * +7%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 70.5 W)	463 (439^min - 490^max) Watt * +13%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 70.45 W)	408.9 (401^min - 460^max) Watt * +23%

* ... smaller is better

Pros

+ very high gaming performance

+ high application performance

+ very good multi-core performance

+ low power consumption during idle operation

+ up to 32 threads

+ PCI Express 5.0

+ appropriate cost of the 13600K

Cons

- extremely high power consumption under load

- high cost of the 13900K

Verdict - Extreme power consumption

Intel Core i9-13900K and Intel Core i5-13600K - test units provided by Intel Germany

With Raptor Lake, Intel sends a worthy successor to the Alder Lake generation into the ring. It was also time for this, since with its current lineup, AMD has raced ahead of the Alder Lake processors. However, Intel is unable to move completely ahead of the competitors with its current processors. It is able to catch up, though, and sometimes even slightly surpass the competitors. The differences between the two top models are very small and not really noticeable. However, if we base our performance comparison on the current MSRPs, the Intel Core i9-13900K is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X in many benchmarks.

Intel fights for this position with a higher clock speed, more cores, and a higher power consumption. The latter is also an approach that AMD is pursuing, although the TDP of the Intel Core i9-13900K reaches a new top value at 253 watts (PL2). In the smaller Intel Core i5-13600K it is still 181 watts under full load. This means that a very good cooling is a requirement, if the top model is on your wish list.

The current Intel Raptor Lake processors offer a very good gaming and application performance. Its very high performance makes the Intel Core i9-13900K the optimal CPU for content creators.

For the base, you are safe to use a 600 chipset, since Raptor Lake is compatible after a BIOS update. This won't put too much of a strain on your budget for an upgrade. However, there will also be new mainboards with the new 700 chipset. But you should also be aware that there will be no new CPU generation for the current 1700 socket. Current rumors say that the 1851 socket will be introduced with Meteor Lake, which is not compatible with the current sockets anymore.

Price and Availability

Some shops already list the new Raptor Lake processors. For example, the Intel Core i5-13600K is available from Amazon for $340 and the top model, the Intel Core i9-13900K, is listed there for $750.

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Sebastian Bade, 2022-10-23 (Update: 2023-01-16)

Intel Core i9-13900K and Intel Core i5-13600K review: More cores and a higher clock speed with Raptor Lake

13th Gen Intel Core processors at a glance

Details of our test system

Test Conditions - Z690 usable after BIOS update

Processor Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-13900K

Intel Core i5-13600K

Intel Core i9-13900K + Intel Core i5-13600K vs. Cinebench R15 multi loop

Synthetic Benchmarks and Application Performance

Gaming Performance

Gaming Performance - Raptor Lake vs. Alder Lake

Gaming Performance in Direct Comparison with AMD

Intel Core i9-13900K with Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090

Intel Core i5-13600K with Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090

Power Consumption

Intel Core i9-13900K - Open Power Limit

Intel Core i9-13900K - 253 Watt Power Limit

Intel Core i5-13600K - Open Power Limit

Intel Core i5-13600K - 181 Watt Power Limit

Pros

Cons

Verdict - Extreme power consumption

Price and Availability

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