Core i9-13900KF vs Core i7-13700F

Prices and Stock
MSRP $564

Intel Core i9-13900KF Processor 36 MB Smart Cache Box

Prices and Stock
MSRP $359

Intel Core i7-13700F Desktop Processor 16 cores (8 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 30MB Cache, up to 5.2 GHz

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-13900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-13700F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-13700F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900KF is 99 days older than the cheaper Core i7-13700F.

Advantages of Core i9-13900KF

Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-13700F - 187 vs 184 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-13700F - 32 vs 24 threads

Advantages of Core i7-13700F

Up to 42% cheaper than Core i9-13900KF - $240.54 vs $417.79
Up to 41% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-13900KF - $1.31 vs $2.23 per FPS

This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Core i9-13900KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

FPS

187

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.23/FPS

59%

Price, €

€417.79

57%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-13900KF Processor 36 MB Smart Cache Box

Buy for €417.79 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 94 minutes ago

Core i7-13700F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

FPS

184

98%

Value, €/FPS

€1.31/FPS

100%

Price, €

€240.54

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-13700F Desktop Processor 16 cores (8 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 30MB Cache, up to 5.2 GHz

Buy for €240.54 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 94 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Core i9-13900KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Core i7-13700F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

1920 x 1080

Ultra

160

FPS

167

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

345

FPS

394

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Very High

541

FPS

587

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

High

938

FPS

986

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

224

FPS

235

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-13900KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Single-Core

2973

100%

Multi-Core

20101

100%

Core i7-13700F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Single-Core

2661

90%

Multi-Core

15475

77%

Core i9-13900KF	vs	Core i7-13700F
Sep 27th, 2022	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2023
Core i9	Collection	Core i7
Raptor Lake	Codename	Raptor Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
24	Cores	16
32	Threads	24
3.0 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.1 GHz
5.8 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.2 GHz
125 W	TDP	Not Available
10 nm	Process Size	10 nm
30.0x	Multiplier	21.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	No