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Intel Core i9-13900K vs Intel Core i3-9100F vs Intel Core i5-9400F

Intel Core i9-13900K

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The Intel Core i9-13900K is a fast high-end desktop processor of the Raptor Lake series. It includes a hybrid architecture for the CPU cores with combined 24 cores and 32 threads. Eight fast Raptor Cove performance cores (P-cores) with HyperThreading and a clock speed of 3 - 5.8 GHz and sixteen Gracemont efficiency cores without HyperThreading and a clock speed of 2.2 - 4.3 GHz.

Thanks to the faster P-cores and more E-cores, the i9-13900K is significantly faster than the old i9-12900K (especially in multi-threaded workloads). Compared to the Raphael AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (Zen 4), the 13900K offers a slightly higher multi-thread-performance and a slightly lower single core performance. In games, the Intel CPU is currently the clear winner (at the time of announcement of the 7950X).

The 13900K is rated at 125 Watt TDP base power (PL1) and 253 Watt Turbo Power (PL2) and therefore slightly higher than the old i9-12900K.

Intel Core i3-9100F

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The Intel Core i3-9100F is an entry level Quad-Core processor for desktop PCs based on the Coffee Lake architecture. It offers four cores clocked at 3.6 - 4.2 GHz without HyperThreading / SMT support (4 threads only). The CPU is still manufactured in 14nm++ and does not feature an integrated graphics card. 

Compared to the older Core i3-8100, the i3-9100F offers around 10 to 15 percent higher performance. Therefore, the CPU is well suited for simple office tasks but less for high end gaming or demanding applications.

Intel specifies the CPU with a TDP of 65 Watt. For desktops that means that the processor wont need big cooling solutions and can be used in small cases.

Intel Core i5-9400F

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The Intel Core i5-9400F is a six-core desktop processor based on the Coffee Lake architecture introduced in October 2018 along with the flagship Intel Core i9-9900K. The processor clocks at 2.9-4.1 GHz and can process up to 6 threads simultaneously. The Intel Core i5-9400F is manufactured in the improved 14-nm process (14nm++).

Performance

Compared to the Intel Core i5-8400, the performance could only be increased slightly. Performance increases of up to 10 percent can be expected. Both processors (old and new) still do not offer hyperthreading. The performance increase therefore only adds up to small architecture improvements and a slightly higher basic and turbo clock rate. This CPU is suitable for everyday office use, which does not require large coolers due to the low waste heat. But games are also among the application areas, because in games the Intel Core i5-9400F clearly beats the Intel Core i3-9100F. Here the six cores are paying off in the meantime. 

Graphics unit

The Intel Core i5-9400F is a processor without integrated graphics unit. If you value an iGPU, you should take a closer look at the Intel Core i5-9400, as it offers the entry level Intel UHD Graphics 630.

Power consumption

Intel puts the Thermal Design Power (TDP) at 65 watts. This means there is no need for large cooling systems, which also allows installation in very compact housings.

ModelIntel Core i9-13900KIntel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i5-9400F
CodenameRaptor LakeCoffee Lake-RCoffee Lake-R
SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-SIntel Coffee LakeIntel Coffee Lake
Series: Coffee Lake Coffee Lake-R
Intel Core i9-13900K « 3 - 5.8 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13700K3.4 - 5.4 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13600K3.5 - 5.1 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-135002.5 - 4.8 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-14501TE2.2 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-14501E3.3 - 5.2 GHz6 / 12 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-14401E2.5 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-14401TE2 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13500T1.6 - 4.6 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900KS4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900K3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9700K3.6 - 4.9 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-97003 - 4.7 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9600K3.7 - 4.6 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900T2.1 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400F2.9 - 4.1 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i3-9100F « 3.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900KS4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900K3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9700K3.6 - 4.9 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-97003 - 4.7 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9600K3.7 - 4.6 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900T2.1 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400F « 2.9 - 4.1 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i3-9100F3.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Clock3000 - 5800 MHz3600 - 4200 MHz2900 - 4100 MHz
L2 Cache32 MB1 MB1.5 MB
L3 Cache36 MB6 MB9 MB
Cores / Threads24 / 32
8 x 5.8 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core
16 x 4.3 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
4 / 46 / 6
TDP125 Watt65 Watt65 Watt
Technology10 nm14 nm14 nm
Die Size257 mm2126 mm2149 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketLGA 1700LGA 1151-2LGA 1151-2
FeaturesIntel UHD Graphics 770, DDR5 5600 MT/s, DDR4 3200 MT/sDual-Channel DDR4-2400 Memory Controller, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX, Quick Sync, VirtualizationDual-Channel DDR4-2666 Memory Controller, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX, Quick Sync, Virtualization
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 770 (300 - 1650 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$589 U.S.$122 U.S.$182 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerwww.intel.com
L1 Cache256 KB384 KB
Voltage100 V

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-13900K
49 pt (82%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i3-9100F
27.9 pt (46%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-9400F
28.7 pt (48%)
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 32592     avg: 37310     median: 38271.5 (36%)     max: 40103 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 2203     avg: 2238     median: 2238.5 (94%)     max: 2272 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 828     avg: 849     median: 849.5 (93%)     max: 870 Points
414 Points (45%)
416 Points (45%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 13415     avg: 14459     median: 14620.5 (36%)     max: 15181 Points
1175 Points (3%)
2378 Points (6%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 5321     avg: 5798     median: 5805.5 (37%)     max: 6191 Points
634 Points (4%)
984 Points (6%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 299     avg: 314.1     median: 318 (88%)     max: 328 Points
171 Points (47%)
173 Points (48%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 62.2     avg: 67     median: 67.5 (87%)     max: 70.78 Points
5.4 Points (7%)
11.3 Points (15%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 3.8     avg: 3.9     median: 3.9 (92%)     max: 3.93 Points
2 Points (46%)
2 Points (46%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 11661     avg: 11989     median: 12017.5 (73%)     max: 12259 Points
6509 Points (39%)
6490 Points (39%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 85342     avg: 88253     median: 87738 (64%)     max: 92192 Points
18118 Points (13%)
31523 Points (23%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 132000     avg: 134526     median: 133567 (85%)     max: 138969 Points
21908 Points (14%)
40065 Points (26%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 17418     avg: 17943     median: 17998.5 (22%)     max: 18355 Points
8472 Points (10%)
8182 Points (10%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 79.738     avg: 84.6     median: 84.2 (1%)     max: 90.13 s
345.9 s (4%)
198.7 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 1.818     avg: 2.1     median: 2 (0%)     max: 2.305 s
11.8 s (2%)
6.8 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 13210     avg: 14265     median: 14271 (23%)     max: 15309 Points
4052 Points (6%)
5794 Points (9%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 127201     avg: 142777     median: 146984 (84%)     max: 148053 MIPS
17150 MIPS (10%)
25639 MIPS (15%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 7176     avg: 7343     median: 7272 (86%)     max: 7539 MIPS
4682 MIPS (55%)
4678 MIPS (55%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 247.5     avg: 261.5     median: 264.8 (89%)     max: 269 fps
44.4 fps (15%)
64 fps (21%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 412     avg: 419     median: 419.3 (97%)     max: 425.5 fps
218 fps (50%)
234 fps (54%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 34.5     avg: 39.9     median: 40.7 (72%)     max: 42.6 fps
6.1 fps (11%)
9.1 fps (16%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 2.6     avg: 2.9     median: 2.9 (85%)     max: 3 GB/s
0.3 GB/s (9%)
0.5 GB/s (15%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 5.2     avg: 5.4     median: 5.4 (93%)     max: 5.4 GB/s
0.5 GB/s (9%)
0.9 GB/s (15%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 20.5     avg: 23.3     median: 22.9 (60%)     max: 27 GB/s
3 GB/s (8%)
5.2 GB/s (14%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 136     avg: 145.2     median: 140.5 (2%)     max: 174 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 80     avg: 85.7     median: 84 (1%)     max: 101 Seconds
687 Seconds (5%)
468.5 Seconds (3%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.3468     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.3911 sec
0.7 sec (14%)
0.7 sec (14%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 19989     avg: 20578     median: 20192 (43%)     max: 21934 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 5.655     avg: 5.7     median: 5.7 (1%)     max: 5.86 s
9.3 s (2%)
9.3 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 12.287     avg: 12.6     median: 12.5 (1%)     max: 13.193 s
21 s (1%)
20.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 289.628     avg: 296.6     median: 293.3 (1%)     max: 310.125 s
495.5 s (2%)
499.8 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 86915     avg: 97290     median: 96473 (74%)     max: 112434 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 29023     avg: 31289     median: 31187.5 (77%)     max: 33181 Points
8742 Points (22%)
11185 Points (28%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 79257     avg: 97847     median: 97246.5 (79%)     max: 111988 Points
68492 Points (56%)
70546 Points (57%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 80320     avg: 96904     median: 97919.5 (79%)     max: 102987 Points
68473 Points (56%)
70482 Points (57%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 83056     avg: 98634     median: 97311 (81%)     max: 105981 Points
68727 Points (57%)
72413 Points (60%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 26626     avg: 29034     median: 29044.5 (73%)     max: 30955 Points
6295 Points (16%)
8275 Points (21%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 46013     avg: 51456     median: 51140 (91%)     max: 54226 Points
8958 Points (16%)
12616 Points (22%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 16236     avg: 20507     median: 20037 (84%)     max: 22794 Points
4218 Points (18%)
5777 Points (24%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
3070 Points (77%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
20800 Points (81%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2106     avg: 2237     median: 2286 (89%)     max: 2290 Points
1152 Points (45%)
1139 Points (45%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 22448     avg: 23743     median: 24033 (43%)     max: 24157 Points
4074 Points (7%)
5715 Points (10%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2148     avg: 2191     median: 2197 (10%)     max: 2246 Points
1146 Points (5%)
1132 Points (5%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 22024     avg: 23446     median: 23664 (75%)     max: 24021 Points
4060 Points (13%)
5698 Points (18%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 9218     avg: 9542     median: 9598 (96%)     max: 9683 Points
5301 Points (53%)
5347 Points (53%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 77347     avg: 84105     median: 85336 (85%)     max: 86695 Points
15937 Points (16%)
21830 Points (22%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 423     avg: 430.6     median: 432 (1%)     max: 438 ms
866 ms (1%)
867 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 304     avg: 317.6     median: 316 (87%)     max: 335 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 338     avg: 364     median: 368 (66%)     max: 382 Points
204 Points (37%)
211 Points (38%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 2263     avg: 2497     median: 2580 (96%)     max: 2589 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 228     avg: 354.3     median: 359 (62%)     max: 471 Watt
139 Watt (24%)
131.6 Watt (23%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 349     avg: 392.5     median: 370.5 (68%)     max: 480 Watt
101.5 Watt (19%)
122.5 Watt (22%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 12.9     avg: 15     median: 15.2 (11%)     max: 16.8 Points per Watt
6.3 Points per Watt (5%)
8 Points per Watt (6%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-13900K → 100% n=41

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-9100F → 35% n=41

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-9400F → 40% n=41

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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