Intel Core i9-13900K

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-13900K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i9-13900K Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 24 Cores and 32 Threads. The Intel Core i9-13900K also has great single threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this is a high end chip that would be great for gaming. [More ...]

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Intel Core i9-13900K

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 24 Cores, 32 Threads

Performance Cores: 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 3.0 GHz Base, 5.8 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 16 Cores, 16 Threads, 2.2 GHz Base, 4.3 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 125 W

TDP Up: 253 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 36 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 16 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 16 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 4 x 4096 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900K, 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900K

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 107.95

Overall Rank:
175th fastest in multithreading out of 5788 CPUs
41st fastest in single threading out of 5788 CPUs
40th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $539.99 USD (2026-01-25)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

58291

Single Thread Rating

4600

Samples: 11627*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-13900K

Integer Math	206,919 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	150,901 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	234 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	87,237 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	46,359 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	789,073 KBytes/Sec
Physics	3,118 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	46,217 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,600 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-13900K

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	GEEKOM GT13 PRO Mini PC, Intel Core i9-13900HK (14C/20T, up to 5.4GHz), 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, Aluminium Design Windows 11 Pro Desktop Computer with USB4,Wi-Fi 6E,BT 5.2,8K UHD	$789.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 8960 Desktop Intel Core i9-13900K, 32 GB DDR5 RAM, 1 TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB GDDR6X, Windows 11 Pro, 1-Year Premium Support + 6-Months Dell Migrate - Black	$2299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7010 SFF Plus Desktop Computer - 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900K 24-Core up to 5.80 GHz, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 770, Wi-Fi + Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro	$1699.00 (www.amazon.com)
	GEEKOM GT13 PRO Mini PC, Intel Core i9-13900HK (14C/20T, up to 5.4GHz), 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, Aluminium Design Windows 11 Pro Desktop Computer with USB4,Wi-Fi 6E,BT 5.2,8K UHD	$699.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop Computer - 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900K 24-Core up to 5.80 GHz CPU, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDDR6, Killer Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro	$2199.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,452
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,291
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,318
Apple M4 10 Core		23,702
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.39
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.95
Intel Core i7-12700K		83.91
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,007
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-13900K
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3283118 - Feb 13 2026		62825
BL5113327 - Feb 13 2026		59704
BL3282862 - Feb 13 2026		43189
BL3282264 - Feb 12 2026		58231
BL3282183 - Feb 12 2026		42231

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-13900K
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,291
Intel Core i9-13900KS vs Intel Core i9-13900K		60,534 (+3.8%)
Intel Core i9-13900KF vs Intel Core i9-13900K		57,687 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs Intel Core i9-13900K		45,746 (-21.5%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Intel Core i9-13900K		62,313 (+6.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs Intel Core i9-13900K		62,232 (+6.8%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs Intel Core i9-13900K		58,452 (+0.3%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs Intel Core i9-13900K		58,328 (+0.1%)
Intel Core i9-13900F vs Intel Core i9-13900K		48,533 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i9-13900 vs Intel Core i9-13900K		45,027 (-22.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i9-13900K		51,293 (-12.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs Intel Core i9-13900K		50,232 (-13.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs Intel Core i9-13900K		48,103 (-17.5%)

Is the Intel Core i9-13900K Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,430
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,381
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,510

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