Intel Core i9-13900 Non-K & 65W TDP-Optimized Raptor Lake CPU Benchmark Leaked, Up To 5.6 GHz Clock Speeds

A new day and a new Intel Raptor Lake CPU benchmark has been leaked and this time, it’s the Non-K Core i9-13900 with 24 cores and 32 threads.

Intel Core i9-13900 Non-K Raptor Lake CPU Benchmarks Leak, 10% Faster Single-Core and 17% Faster Multi-Core Uplift vs. 12900K

Seen by bank leaksIntel Core i9-13900 is a non-K variant that is optimized around a base TDP of just 65W compared to the unlocked chip which will feature a base TDP of 125W (PL1). Obviously the maximum turbo power will be rated much higher, around 200W, but it won’t be as insane as the 250W or higher cap that the 13900K offers.

As for the core configuration, the Intel Core i9-13900 Raptor Lake CPU will feature the same 24 cores and 32 threads with 68MB total cache as the Core i9-13900K. The only differences will be the aforementioned power limits, which are slightly lower for the Non-K chip, and the clock speeds, which also have a base clock rating of 2.0 GHz and a maximum boost clock of up to 5.6 GHz. The 13900K has a 3.0 GHz base and 5.8 GHz boost clock. The all-core clock management will also be a bit conservative for the Non-K chip, so the multicore performance won’t be as big of a jump as the unlocked SKU.

So, coming to the benchmarks, the Intel Core i9-13900 Non-K Raptor Lake CPU scored 2130 points in the single-core benchmark and 20131 points in the multi-core benchmark on Geekbench 5. For comparison, the single core score is 10% faster than the Core i9-12900K and 26% faster than the Ryzen 9 5950X. The multi-core score, while not as significant as the 13900K, is still in the multi-digit range with a 17% increase over the Core i9-12900K and a 22% increase over the Ryzen 9 5950X.

Compared to the Core i9-13900K, the Intel Core i9-13900 Non-K Raptor Lake CPU is 24% slower in multi-threading and 8% slower in single-core performance. This is pretty decent, but it does show that Raptor Lake CPUs are heavily power-dependent for their high multi-threading capabilities. A TDP and power conservation setting will really hurt the multi-core output of the respective 13th gen chip.

Intel 13th Gen Raptor Lake Desktop CPUs, including the flagship Core i9-13900K, are expected to launch in October on the Z790 platform. The CPUs will go up against AMD’s Ryzen 7000 CPU lineup, also set to launch in fall 2022. The initial Raptor Lake SKUs will only include K-series chips with non-K CPUs expected to launch soon after along with main motherboards.

13th Gen Intel Raptor Lake-S Desktop CPU Family: