Intel Core i5-13400F vs Intel Core i9-13900KS

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Core i5-13400F compared with Core i9-13900KS

	IntelCore i5-13400F	IntelCore i9-13900KS
Overview
Released
Released	January 2023	January 2023
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	10 (6 performance, 4 efficiency)	24 (8 performance, 16 efficiency) (better)
Threads
Threads	16	32 (better)
Base clock
Base clock	2.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	4.6 GHz	6 GHz (better)
L3 cache
L3 cache	20 MB	36 MB (better)
Cores
Cores	6 P-cores and 4 E-cores; 16 threads. Intel Thread Director supported.	Raptor Lake; 8 Performance-cores with Hyper-Threading and 16 Efficient-cores
Clocks
Clocks	P-cores: 2.5 GHz base, up to 4.6 GHz turbo. E-cores: 1.8 GHz base, up to 3.3 GHz turbo.	P-core base 3.2 GHz and turbo 5.4 GHz; E-core base 2.4 GHz and turbo 4.3 GHz; Turbo Boost Max 3.0 5.8 GHz; Thermal Velocity Boost up to 6 GHz
Cache
Cache	20 MB Intel Smart Cache (L3); 9.5 MB total L2.	32 MB L2 cache
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	No	Yes
Graphics
Graphics	No integrated graphics; a separate graphics card is required (Intel support).	Intel UHD Graphics 770; 32 execution units; 300 MHz base and 1.65 GHz maximum dynamic clock
Platform
Socket
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700
Base power
Base power	65 W	150 W
Maximum power
Maximum power	148 W	253 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	No	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	Yes	–
Memory support
Memory support	Up to 192 GB on the current Intel specification page; two channels; DDR5-4800 or DDR4-3200; 76.8 GB/s.	Up to 192 GB; two channels; DDR5-5600 or DDR4-3200; ECC support depends on the motherboard and configuration
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0; 20 CPU lanes: 1×16+4 or 2×8+4; DMI 4.0 ×8.	20 CPU lanes; PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
Chipsets
Chipsets	–	Intel recommends Z790 or Z690 with the latest BIOS
Process
Process	Intel 7; marketed as Raptor Lake. C0 Alder Lake and B0 Raptor Lake dies exist (PC Gamer); published core, cache and clock specifications are the same. 45×37.5 mm package; 100°C maximum junction temperature.	Intel 7
Cooler
Cooler	Boxed processor includes Intel Laminar RM1 (Intel support).	Maximum operating temperature 100 °C; maker maximum turbo power 253 W. The 320 W Extreme profiles used in launch reviews are separate operating configurations.