Intel Core i9-13900KF vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF

Compare Intel 13th Generation Core i9 24 core CPU vs Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) 20 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

17180 points
6% slightly better overall score
16156 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

16331 points
2% slightly better gaming score
15910 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

17547 points
8% slightly better multitasking score
16226 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

17852 points
9% slightly better heavy workload score
16235 points

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Other Benchmarks

3DMark Physics score

3DMark Physics score

Physics simulation benchmark

16391 points
16583 points
1% slightly higher 3DMark Physics score
Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

526.86 points
13% slightly higher Blender score
465.77 points
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

19500 points
20340 points
4% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

2919 points
3050 points
4% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

24
20% slightly more cores
20

Threads

Number of logical processing units

32
60% significantly more threads
20

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3 GHz
3.9 GHz
30% slightly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

5.8 GHz
5% slightly higher turbo speed
5.5 GHz

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

20
24
20% slightly more pcie lanes

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

128 GiB
192 GiB
49% significantly more supported memory

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

32 MiB
36 MiB
12% slightly more L2 cache

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

36 MiB
20% slightly more L3 cache
30 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

8th of 1,089
15th of 1,089

Family

The product line

13th Generation Core i9
Core Ultra (Series 2)

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2022 October
2024 November

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-5600
DDR5-6400

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
-

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes
-

Core i9-13900KF vs Core Ultra 7 265KF benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i9-13900KF is faster than the Core Ultra 7 265KF. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core Ultra 7 265KF in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i9-13900KF has slightly more cores than the Core Ultra 7 265KF. Indeed, the Core i9-13900KF has 24 cores compared to 20 cores found in the Core Ultra 7 265KF. It also has more threads than the Core Ultra 7 265KF. Our comparison shows that the Core Ultra 7 265KF has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-13900KF. Despite this, the Core i9-13900KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 7 265KF has slightly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i9-13900KF. Despite this, the Core i9-13900KF has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core Ultra 7 265KF.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i9-13900KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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