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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However, there’s a key difference between the two, and it involves that little ‘F’ at the end of the 13900KF. Even with our Corsair H150i Elite Capellix AIO, we hit 212 degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celsius).

Thermal Monitoring Technologies protect the processor package and the system from thermal failure through several thermal management features.The good news is if you do, you'll experience a massive improvement in overall performance: This isn't some simple "moar gigahertz" publicity stunt by Intel. Please check with the system vendor to determine if your system delivers this feature, or reference the system specifications (motherboard, processor, chipset, power supply, HDD, graphics controller, memory, BIOS, drivers, virtual machine monitor-VMM, platform software, and/or operating system) for feature compatibility.

Would recommend all LGA 1700 users upgrade the original cpu holder which comes with the m/b to the screw down version that doesn’t bend the cpu chip. We gave five-star reviews to both the Ryzen 9 7950X and the incredible mainstream Ryzen 7 7700X - generational performance was through the roof, blowing Intel’s current 12th-generation chips out of the water. In case you’re not familiar with the hybrid-core design, what this essentially means is that the performance-oriented cores handle the bulk of work given to the processor, while the less powerful efficiency cores take care of background tasks to reduce overall power consumption. The only significant difference between the 13900K and last year’s 12900K - other ‘more cores, faster cores’ - is that the 13900K has slightly more cache memory and support for faster DDR5 RAM kits thanks to superior memory bandwidth. We evaluated Intel's Core i9-13900K and Core i9-13900KF desktop CPUs to determine which would be better for various use cases.Intel’s 12th-gen ‘Alder Lake’ processors were built using the same 10nm process as the i9-13900K, and brought with them a new set of features, most prominently the new 'hybrid' core microarchitecture. Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Our team is composed of individuals who have a keen interest in technology and a passion for helping others. For this review, we relied on last year’s MSI MPG Z690 Carbon WiFi chipset for this review, as there are no performance differences between it and the newer Z790 boards. Tom's Hardware is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher.