The first gaming and synthetic performance benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-13900K Raptor Lake 5.5GHz processor were leaked by Extreme Gamer at Bilibili (by HXL).
Intel’s Core i9-13900K Raptor Lake is 5% faster than the Core i9-12900K Alder Lake on average in leaked gaming benchmarks
The Intel Core i9-13900K Raptor Lake processor tested in leaked benchmarks is a QS sample that contains 24 cores, 32 threads in an 8 P-Core and 16 E-Core configuration. The processor packs a total of 36MB of L3 cache and 32MB of L2 cache for a total of 68MB of “smart cache”. It also comes with a base TDP (PL1) of 125 watts and an MTP of approximately 250 watts.
This chip runs around the same 3.0GHz base and 5.5GHz boost clocks that we’ve seen in previous benchmarks by the same leaker. The final chip is expected to achieve single-core boost clocks of up to 5.7-5.8GHz, although this remains to be seen until the final variant reaches the market.
In terms of performance, we have more detailed gaming and synthetic benchmarks with Intel Core i9-13900K (5.5 GHz) and Core i9-12900K (4.9 GHz) processors running at their native frequencies on the platform. Z690 form factor with 32 GB of DDR5-6400 memory. GeForce RTX 3090 Ti graphics card. The Core i9-13900K already has a 12.2% clock speed advantage over the Core i9-12900K, so it should be faster by default even though the architecture is the same. The additional improvement comes from the increase in the cache, exceeding 50% (68MB vs. 44MB).
Intel Raptor Lake Core i9-13900K vs. Alder Lake Core i9-12900K synthetic benchmarks (via Extreme Player):
Game performance tested in different titles at 2160p, 1440p and 1080p. The average performance boost appears to be around 5-10% across all three Intel Core i9-13900K Raptor Lake CPU resolutions compared to its Core i9-12900K Alder Lake predecessors. There are only a few cases in which the chip has shown huge gains. The higher cache and clocks seem to really benefit from the minimum frame rate with jumps of around 25-30% in a few titles like PUBG and Forza Horizon 5 and up to a 70-80% increase in Red Dead Redemption 2.
The same was true with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D which not only saw the average performance increase with the additional 3D cache, but also the minimum FPS numbers increased slightly thanks to the increased cache. In particular, the The Ryzen 7 5800X3D offered a much larger cache size compared to the Raptor Lake cache (compared to Alder Lake processors).
Intel Raptor Lake Core i9-13900K vs. Alder Lake Core i9-12900K Gaming Benchmarks (via Extreme Player):
Intel Core i9-13900K مقابل Core i9-12900K Full Gaming Benchmark Performance
An interesting comparison was made which are the power consumption figures where the Intel Core i9-13900K processor consumes up to 52% more in games than the Core i9-12900K and averages 20% more power than the three resolutions tested. This means that the next-generation Raptor Lake line of processors will be more power hungry than Alder Lake, even in gaming. The average FPS distribution at each resolution is as follows:
- Intel Core i9-13900K vs Core i9-12900K at 1080p: 4.22% faster performance on average
- Intel Core i9-13900K vs. Core i9-12900K at 1440p: 6.97% faster performance on average
- Intel Core i9-13900K vs. Core i9-12900K at 2160p: 3.30% faster performance on average
- Intel Core i9-13900K vs Core i9-12900K All Res Avg – 4.83% faster
Regarding the minimum FPS, the distribution at each resolution is as follows:
- Intel Core i9-13900K vs Core i9-12900K at 1080p: 27.93% faster with minimum FPS
- Intel Core i9-13900K vs. Core i9-12900K at 1440p: 21.83% faster than the minimum frames per second
- Intel Core i9-13900K vs. Core i9-12900K at 2160p: 12.82% faster than the minimum frames per second
- Intel Core i9-13900K vs Core i9-12900K All resolutions are accurate on average: 20.86% faster
Finally, we have the maximum FPS distribution per resolution as shown below:
- Intel Core i9-13900K vs Core i9-12900K at 1080p: Max FPS 6.29% faster
- Intel Core i9-13900K vs. Core i9-12900K at 1440p: 4.42% max speed per second
- Intel Core i9-13900K vs. Core i9-12900K at 2160p: 2.58% faster max FPS
- Intel Core i9-13900K vs Core i9-12900K All Res Max Average: 4.43% faster
Here are all these results I collected @Harukazi 5719:
Dividing the power consumption figures for each tested resolution, we get the following results for the Intel Core i9-13900K versus the Core i9-12900K:
- Intel Core i9-13900K vs Core i9-12900K at 1080p: 19.1% increase in energy consumption
- Intel Core i9-13900K vs. Core i9-12900K at 1440p: 19.8% increase in energy consumption
- Intel Core i9-13900K vs. Core i9-12900K at 1440p: 26.2% increase in energy consumption
Intel Raptor Lake Core i9-13900K vs. Alder Lake Core i9-12900K Power Consumption (via Extreme Player):
Comparison of the 12th generation Intel Alder Lake-S processors and the 13th generation Raptor Lake-S desktop processors (raw):
| Processor name | The number of cores P. | The number of electronic cores | Total core/wire | P-CoreBase / Boost (maximum) | P-Core Boost (all cores) | E-Core Base / Boost | E-Core Boost (All Core) | hidden | PDT | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-13900 K | 8 | 16 | 24/32 | It is / will be determined? | to be specific | to be specific | to be specific | 68 MB | 125 W (PL1) 228 W (PL2) | to be specific |
| Intel Core i9-12900 K | 8 | 8 | 16/24 | 3.2 / 5.2 GHz | 4.9 GHz (all cores) | 2.4 / 3.9 GHz | 3.7 GHz (all cores) | 30 MB | 125 W (PL1) 241 W (PL2) | 599 USD |
| Intel Core i7-13700 K | 8 | 8 | 16/24 | It is / will be determined? | to be specific | to be specific | to be specific | 54 MB | 125 W (PL1) 228 W (PL2) | to be specific |
| Intel Core i7-12700K | 8 | 4 | 12/20 | 3.6 / 5.0 GHz | 4.7 GHz (all cores) | 2.7 / 3.8 GHz | 3.6 GHz (all cores) | 25 MB | 125 W (PL1) 190 W (PL2) | 419 USD |
| Intel Core i5-13600K | 6 | 8 | 14/20 | It is / will be determined? | to be specific | to be specific | to be specific | 44 MB | 125 W (PL1) 228 W (PL2) | to be specific |
| Intel Core i5-12600K | 6 | 4 | 10/16 | 3.7 / 4.9 GHz | 4.5 GHz (all cores) | 2.8 / 3.6 GHz | 3.4 GHz (all cores) | 20 MB | 125 W (PL1) 150 watts (PL2) | USD 299 |
The Intel Core i9-13900K processor averaged about 10% faster in single-threaded performance and 35% faster in multi-threaded performance than the Core i9-12900K in previously leaked benchmarks. Overall, it looks like the CPU will be faster than the Ryzen 9 7950X for workload-specific tasks while being on par with gaming standards. But with the release of AMD Ryzen 7000 3D V-Cache Chips based on the same Zen 4 core architecture later this year, Intel’s gaming crown, if they can get it from Zen 4, will be short-lived.
Intel’s 13th generation of Raptor Lake desktop processors including the flagship Core i9-13900K is expected to be released in October on the Z790 platform. The CPUs will bump into AMD’s Ryzen 7000 family of processors, which will also launch in fall 2022.