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: 108.03

Overall Rank:
167th fastest in multithreading out of 5523 CPUs
43rd fastest in single threading out of 5523 CPUs
39th fastest in out of 1487 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $539.99 USD (2026-01-10)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

58334

Single Thread Rating

4601

Samples: 11394*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	207,002 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	150,979 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	234 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	87,301 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	46,393 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	789,675 KBytes/Sec
Physics	3,122 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	46,252 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,601 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of January 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-13900K

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of January 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of January 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$539.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	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	$749.00 (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)
	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	$2199.00 (www.amazon.com)
	TRIGKEY Key i13 Mini PC, 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900HK (14C/20T, up to 5.4GHz), 32GB DDR5 RAM 1TB PCle4.0 SSD, Mini Computers Support Triple Display HDMl+DP 1.4+Thunderbolt 4, WiFi6+BT5.2+2.5G LAN	$479.99 (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	$2099.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,506
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,948
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,334
Apple M4 10 Core		23,712
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,560
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,101
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,682
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,137

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		196.57
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.59
Intel Core i5-12400F		146.23
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		126.19
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.75
Intel Core i9-13900K		108.03
Intel Core i7-12700K		83.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		58.34
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,695
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
Apple M4 10 Core		4,519
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,008
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,887
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,488
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-13900K
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3205584 - Jan 11 2026		61712
BL3205543 - Jan 11 2026		61556
BL3204784 - Jan 11 2026		57265
BL3204475 - Jan 11 2026		59619
BL3204213 - Jan 11 2026		64279

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-13900K
As of 13th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,334
Intel Core i9-13900KS vs Intel Core i9-13900K		60,553 (+3.8%)
Intel Core i9-13900KF vs Intel Core i9-13900K		57,735 (-1.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs Intel Core i9-13900K		50,224 (-13.9%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs Intel Core i9-13900K		45,758 (-21.6%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs Intel Core i9-13900K		45,708 (-21.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Intel Core i9-13900K		62,322 (+6.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs Intel Core i9-13900K		62,253 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs Intel Core i9-13900K		58,506 (+0.3%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs Intel Core i9-13900K		58,358 (+0.0%)
Intel Core i9-13900F vs Intel Core i9-13900K		48,698 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i9-13900 vs Intel Core i9-13900K		45,107 (-22.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i9-13900K		51,302 (-12.1%)

Is the Intel Core i9-13900K Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,426
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,124
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,254
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,793
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,417
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,263
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,209
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,720
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,458
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,518

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