AMD EPYC 9654 vs Intel Core i9-13900KF

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD EPYC 9654		Intel Core i9-13900KF
CPU comparison AMD EPYC 9654 or Intel Core i9-13900KF - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD EPYC 9654 has 96 cores with 192 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9654 was released in Q4/2022. The Intel Core i9-13900KF has 24 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-13900KF was released in Q4/2022.

AMD EPYC (129)	Family	Intel Core i9 (78)
AMD EPYC 9004 (21)	CPU group	Intel Core i 13000 (17)
4	Generation	13
Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)	Architecture	Raptor Lake S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i9-12900KF
--	Successor	Intel Core i9-14900KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD EPYC 9654 has 96 CPU cores and can calculate 192 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9654 is 2.40 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the Intel Core i9-13900KF has 24 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-13900KF is at 3.00 GHz (5.80 GHz).
AMD EPYC 9654	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-13900KF
96	Cores	24
192	Threads	32
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.40 GHz (3.70 GHz) 96x Zen 4	A-Core	3.00 GHz (5.80 GHz) 8x Raptor Cove
--	B-Core	2.20 GHz (4.30 GHz) 16x Gracemont
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD EPYC 9654	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-13900KF
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD EPYC 9654 or Intel Core i9-13900KF has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
	Technology
	Max. displays
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD EPYC 9654 can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 460.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-13900KF supports up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 89.6 GB/s.
AMD EPYC 9654	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-13900KF
DDR5-4800	Memory	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
6144 GB	Max. Memory	192 GB
12	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
460.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	89.6 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
96.00 MB	L2 Cache	32.00 MB
384.00 MB	L3 Cache	36.00 MB
5.0	PCIe version	5.0
128	PCIe lanes	20
504.1 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 9654 is 360 W, while the Intel Core i9-13900KF has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD EPYC 9654	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-13900KF
360 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	125 W
--	TDP (PL2)	253 W
400 W	TDP up	--
320 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD EPYC 9654 is manufactured in 5 nm and has 480.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-13900KF is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 68.00 MB cache.
AMD EPYC 9654	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-13900KF
5 nm	Technology	10 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
SP5	Socket	LGA 1700
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2022	Release date	Q4/2022
11805 $	Release price	564 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD EPYC 9654 (71%)

Intel Core i9-13900KF (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD EPYC 9654 (100%)

Intel Core i9-13900KF (55%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD EPYC 9654 96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz	1529 (71%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	2147 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 9654 96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz	79486 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	23982 (30%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD EPYC 9654 96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz	2025 (71%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	2868 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD EPYC 9654 96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz	23214 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	20305 (87%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD EPYC 9654 96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz	126082 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	59155 (47%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD EPYC 9654 96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	132 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD EPYC 9654 96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	2144 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD EPYC 9654 96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	2241 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 9654 96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	39652 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD EPYC 9654 96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	877 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 9654 96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	15350 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD EPYC 9654 96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	557 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD EPYC 9654 96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	893 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD EPYC 9654 96C 192T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 3.00 GHz	16715 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD EPYC 9654 96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	330 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 9654 96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	6141 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	AMD EPYC 9654 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 39,652 CB R23 MC @ 252 W	157 (100%)

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