i5-13600K vs i9-9900T

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Aggregate performance score

Core i9-9900T
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
8.23
Core i5-13600K
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
23.85
+190%

Core i5-13600K outperforms Core i9-9900T by a whopping 190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-9900T and Core i5-13600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking924215
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.5061.84
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i9Intel Core i5
Power efficiency22.2518.06
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-R (2018−2019)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$439$319

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-13600K has 851% better value for money than i9-9900T.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-9900T and Core i5-13600K 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier2135
L1 cache512 KB768 KB
L2 cache2 MB8 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)24 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size180.3 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9900T and Core i5-13600K 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt125 W, 181 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9900T and Core i5-13600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i9-9900T and Core i5-13600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9900T and Core i5-13600K are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9900T and Core i5-13600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s89.604 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 770
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-9900T and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-9900T and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hz4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-9900T and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9900T and Core i5-13600K.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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.

i9-9900T 8.23
i5-13600K 23.85
+190%

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.

i9-9900T 13072
i5-13600K 37877
+190%

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.

i9-9900T 1514
i5-13600K 2695
+78%

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.

i9-9900T 6632
i5-13600K 15101
+128%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i9-9900T 6758
i5-13600K 10755
+59.1%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i9-9900T 31357
i5-13600K 68880
+120%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i9-9900T 10259
i5-13600K 17627
+71.8%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i9-9900T 5.88
i5-13600K 2.52
+133%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i9-9900T 12
i5-13600K 42
+242%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i9-9900T 1112
i5-13600K 3642
+228%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i9-9900T 185
i5-13600K 288
+55.4%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i9-9900T 2.09
i5-13600K 3.47
+66%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i9-9900T 4.6
i5-13600K 19.1
+315%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i9-9900T 6109
i5-13600K 10967
+79.5%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i9-9900T 70
i5-13600K 199
+183%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i9-9900T 173
i5-13600K 388
+123%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i9-9900T 5888
i5-13600K 16671
+183%

Blender(-)

i9-9900T 422
+213%
i5-13600K 135

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i9-9900T 1206
i5-13600K 1973
+63.6%

7-Zip Single

i9-9900T 4894
i5-13600K 6378
+30.3%

7-Zip

i9-9900T 35084
i5-13600K 89587
+155%

WebXPRT 3

i9-9900T 197
i5-13600K 331
+68%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.23 23.85
Integrated graphics card 3.09 6.16
Recency 23 April 2019 27 September 2022
Physical cores 8 14
Threads 16 20
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 125 Watt

i9-9900T has 257.1% lower power consumption.

i5-13600K, on the other hand, has a 189.8% higher aggregate performance score, 99.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, and 75% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

The Core i5-13600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-9900T in performance tests.


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