Intel® Core™ i9-13900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz

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See our best Z690 motherboards for some ideas, as they will be more affordable than the newer Z790s).

All models support up to DDR5-5600, or DDR4-3200 memory, up to 16 lanes of PCI Express 5.0, and up to 4 lanes of PCI Express 4.0. All models support: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, Speed Shift Technology (SST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), Intel VT-x, Intel VT-d, Intel TXT, Hyper-threading, Turbo Boost 3.0, AES-NI, Smart Cache, Thread Director, DL Boost, and GNA 3.0. a b c d Turbo describes the available frequency bins (+100 MHz for processors based on Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, Haswell and Skylake microarchitectures) of Intel Turbo Boost Technology that are available for 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 active cores respectively (depending on the number of CPU cores, included in the processor). Vya Domus Does 7900XT still has high idle consumption on multiple monitors? And should I wait for the Supers even when I'm leaning towards AMD cards? ( 5)

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A CPU's cache is a small amount of memory, close to the CPU cores, containing recently used data. An L3 cache capacity of at least 20 MB is ideal for games and professional tool performance. Still a powerful CPU for gaming and content creation alike, you should be able to snap up the i9-12900K for a cheaper price once the 13900K has been available for a little while. The ‘F’ in 13900KF stands for “Graphics-Free,” which means it doesn’t include integrated graphics. In contrast, the 13900K comes with Intel’s Xe integrated graphics, providing a one-stop solution for users who don’t require a separate graphics card. The Power Struggle Just for fun, we benched the i9-13900K with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 in PCMark 10, which uses both the CPU, GPU, RAM, and SSD speeds in its overall score. With a result of 9,926, our test rig was better than 99% of all results.

AMD also came out on top in Blender (Junkshop) (172 vs. 168 samples per minute) and the 7-Zip compression benchmark. Like all 12th and 13th Gen Intel chips, you can use either more affordable DDR4 RAM or the newer, faster, and pricier DDR5. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Cascade Lake-X (Enthusiast) microarchitecture, which has no official "generation designation" by Intel, but fits between 9th and 10th generations by timeline.