i9-13900K vs i5-8420T

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8420T and Core i9-13900K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated81
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data63.04
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i9
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date1 September 2018 (6 years ago)27 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$589

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-8420T and Core i9-13900K 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads632
Base clock speed1.8 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache9 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size126 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8420T and Core i9-13900K 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
Socket1151FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt125 W, 253 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8420T and Core i9-13900K. 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++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Statusno dataLaunched
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-8420T and Core i9-13900K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8420T and Core i9-13900K are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8420T and Core i9-13900K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 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
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Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8420T and Core i9-13900K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8420T and Core i9-13900K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8420T and Core i9-13900K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8420T and Core i9-13900K.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 3.09 6.15
Recency 1 September 2018 27 September 2022
Physical cores 6 24
Threads 6 32
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 125 Watt

i5-8420T has 257.1% lower power consumption.

i9-13900K, on the other hand, has 99% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, and 300% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads.

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