i9-13900F vs EPYC 7453
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-13900F outperforms EPYC 7453 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 217 | 212 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 14.53 | 55.42 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Power efficiency | 13.10 | 45.72 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Milan (2021−2023) | Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 15 March 2021 (4 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,570 | $524 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i9-13900F has 281% better value for money than EPYC 7453.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7453 and Core i9-13900F 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 cores | 28 (Octacosa-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 8 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 16 |
| Threads | 56 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.75 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.45 GHz | 5.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | 27.5 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB (shared) | 36 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm+ | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 4x 81 mm2 | 257 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 16,600 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7453 and Core i9-13900F 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 configuration | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | SP3 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7453 and Core i9-13900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
EPYC 7453 and Core i9-13900F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7453 and Core i9-13900F are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7453 and Core i9-13900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | 192 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.795 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7453 and Core i9-13900F.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 24 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.49 | 27.72 |
| Recency | 15 March 2021 | 4 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 28 | 24 |
| Threads | 56 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 65 Watt |
EPYC 7453 has 16.7% more physical cores and 75% more threads.
i9-13900F, on the other hand, has a 0.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 246.2% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD EPYC 7453 and Intel Core i9-13900F.
Be aware that EPYC 7453 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-13900F is a desktop one.
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