Core i7-9700K vs Core i9-13900F

Prices and Stock
MSRP $385

Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Prices and Stock
MSRP $524

Intel Core i9-13900F Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36MB Cache, up to 5.6 GHz

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-13900F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-9700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900F is 1538 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9700K.

Advantages of Core i7-9700K

Up to 45% cheaper than Core i9-13900F - $224.22 vs $405.00
Up to 41% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-13900F - $1.29 vs $2.19 per FPS
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-13900F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i9-13900F

Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-9700K - 185 vs 174 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 32 vs 8 threads

This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

FPS

174

94%

Value, $/FPS

$1.29/FPS

100%

Price, $

$224.22

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $224.22 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 258 minutes ago

Core i9-13900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

FPS

185

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.19/FPS

59%

Price, $

$405

55%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-13900F Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36MB Cache, up to 5.6 GHz

Buy for $405 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 257 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Core i9-13900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

1920 x 1080

Very High

199

FPS

359

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

806

FPS

949

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Ultra

136

FPS

161

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

207

FPS

257

FPS

Rust

1920 x 1080

Very High

401

FPS

551

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Single-Core

1670

61%

Multi-Core

7089

41%

Core i9-13900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Single-Core

2730

100%

Multi-Core

17219

100%

Core i7-9700K	vs	Core i9-13900F
Oct 19th, 2018	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2023
Core i7	Collection	Core i9
Coffee Lake	Codename	Raptor Lake
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8	Cores	24
8	Threads	32
3.6 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.0 GHz
4.9 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.6 GHz
95 W	TDP	Not Available
14 nm	Process Size	10 nm
36.0x	Multiplier	20.0x
UHD Graphics 630	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	No