Intel Core i9-10900K vs Intel Core i9-13900KF

Core i9-10900K vs Core i9-13900KF comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i9-13900KF performs better than the Core i9-10900K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-10900K in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i9-13900KF has significantly more cores than the Core i9-10900K. Indeed, the Core i9-13900KF has 24 cores compared to 10 cores found in the Core i9-10900K. It also has more threads than the Core i9-10900K. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i9-10900K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-13900KF. Despite this, the Core i9-13900KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core i9-13900KF has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i9-10900K. The Core i9-13900KF also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i9-10900K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.