The Core i9-13900K takes on the Core i9-12900K once again

A consumption peak at 378 W in Prime95.

Intel has still not formalized Raptor Lake processors, but engineering sample tests have been going on for several weeks. the Core i9-13900K, already reviewed by Extreme Player last July, reappears, this time under the spotlight of Erjin Homemade Taobao. However, the chip is not in its best light.

Image 1: Core i9-13900K competes  once morest Core i9-12900K  once more
Crédit : Erjin Homemade Taobao

The marking of the processor is concealed, so we cannot determine the revision. With the launch of the 13th generation Cores being close (mid-October), it is likely that the chip is quite recent. Anyway, this copy of Core i9-13900K was compared to Core i9-12900K on various benchmarks and games. Both processors take place on an MSI Z690 Godlike motherboard. Cooled by a 360 mm AIO kit, they collaborate with DDR5-4800 RAM and a GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card. Note that the Core Raptor Lake has 8 P-cores and 16 E-cores, i.e. 24 cores / 32 threads; Core Alder Lake has 8 P-cores and 8 E-cores, or 16 cores / 24 threads.

Results

Under AIDA64, with frequencies set at 4.9 GHz and 5.2 GHz, the Core i3-13900K consumes less and therefore heats up less than its ancestor.

Image 2: The Core i9-13900K competes  once more  once morest the Core i9-12900KImage 2: The Core i9-13900K competes  once more  once morest the Core i9-12900K
Crédit : Erjin Homemade Taobao
Image 3: The Core i9-13900K competes  once more  once morest the Core i9-12900KImage 3: The Core i9-13900K competes  once more  once morest the Core i9-12900K
Crédit : Erjin Homemade Taobao

However, in Prime95, with all 5.2 GHz P-cores, the chip no longer conceals its gargantuan appetite for watts : it swallows 378 W.

Image 4: The Core i9-13900K competes  once more  once morest the Core i9-12900KImage 4: The Core i9-13900K competes  once more  once morest the Core i9-12900K
Crédit : Erjin Homemade Taobao

This is followed by some Cinebench and CPU-Z tests. Unsurprisingly, the Raptor Lake, which has more cores, takes the lead in multi-threaded tests. The balance of power is sometimes reversed in single-core.

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Crédit : Erjin Homemade Taobao
Image 6: The Core i9-13900K competes  once more  once morest the Core i9-12900KImage 6: The Core i9-13900K competes  once more  once morest the Core i9-12900K
Crédit : Erjin Homemade Taobao

Same observation in games at 1080p, with mixed performance for the Core i9-13900K. Assume a driver problem.

Image 7: The Core i9-13900K competes  once more  once morest the Core i9-12900KImage 7: The Core i9-13900K competes  once more  once morest the Core i9-12900K
Crédit : Erjin Homemade Taobao
Image 8: The Core i9-13900K competes  once more  once morest the Core i9-12900KImage 8: The Core i9-13900K competes  once more  once morest the Core i9-12900K
Crédit : Erjin Homemade Taobao

Intel is expected to introduce Raptor Lake processors on September 27. These would be available from October 20. Yesterday, a leak revealed a Raptor Lake range comprising 14 references. However, it is likely that initially the company offers only the best representatives of each series, namely the Core i9-13900K / Core i7-13700K / Core i5-13600K.

Ryzen 7000 and Core Raptor Lake go head-to-head in Cinebench R23

Source : Erjin Homemade Taobao (Bilibili) via Tom’s Hardware US

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