i9-13900KF vs Athlon X4 950

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 950
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.26
Core i9-13900KF
2022
24 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
36.67
+1523%

Core i9-13900KF outperforms Athlon X4 950 by a whopping 1523% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 950 and Core i9-13900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking182893
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.6664.62
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i9
Power efficiency3.2913.71
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60$564

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-13900KF has 1666% better value for money than Athlon X4 950.

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 950 and Core i9-13900KF basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads432
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz5.7 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 950 and Core i9-13900KF compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 W, 253 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Core i9-13900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon X4 950 and Core i9-13900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 950 and Core i9-13900KF are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Core i9-13900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.604 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 950 and Core i9-13900KF.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon X4 950 2.26
i9-13900KF 36.67
+1523%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon X4 950 3591
i9-13900KF 58254
+1522%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon X4 950 632
i9-13900KF 2920
+362%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon X4 950 1571
i9-13900KF 19643
+1150%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.26 36.67
Recency 27 July 2017 27 September 2022
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 32
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Athlon X4 950 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

i9-13900KF, on the other hand, has a 1522.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 500% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Core i9-13900KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 950 in performance tests.


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