Intel Core i9-13900TE vs Intel Core i9-9900X

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Intel Core i9-13900TE CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-9900X
Intel Core i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-9900X

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-13900TE or Intel Core i9-9900X - 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 Intel Core i9-13900TE has 24 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 192 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-13900TE was released in Q1/2023.

The Intel Core i9-9900X has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-9900X was released in Q4/2018.
Intel Core i9 (81) Family Intel Core i9 (81)
Intel Core i 13000 (18) CPU group Intel Core i 9000X (8)
13 Generation 9
Raptor Lake S Architecture Skylake X Refresh
Desktop Segment Desktop
Intel Core i9-12900TE Predecessor Intel Core i9-7900X
-- Successor Intel Core i9-10900X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-13900TE has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-13900TE is 1.00 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the Intel Core i9-9900X has 10 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-9900X is at 3.50 GHz (4.50 GHz).

Intel Core i9-13900TE Characteristic Intel Core i9-9900X
24 Cores 10
32 Threads 20
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.00 GHz (5.00 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
A-Core 3.50 GHz (4.50 GHz)
0.80 GHz (3.90 GHz)
16x Gracemont
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i9-13900TE Characteristic Intel Core i9-9900X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i9-13900TE or Intel Core i9-9900X 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-13900TE can use up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 89.6 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-9900X supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 85.4 GB/s.

Intel Core i9-13900TE Characteristic Intel Core i9-9900X
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2666
192 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 85.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
32.00 MB L2 Cache --
36.00 MB L3 Cache 19.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 44
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 43.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-13900TE is 35 W, while the Intel Core i9-9900X has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i9-13900TE Characteristic Intel Core i9-9900X
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 92 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-13900TE is manufactured in 10 nm and has 68.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-9900X is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 19.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i9-13900TE Characteristic Intel Core i9-9900X
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1700 Socket LGA 2066
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q4/2018
554 $ Release price 989 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900TE (100%)
Intel Core i9-9900X (63%)
Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900TE (100%)
Intel Core i9-9900X (77%)

Price-performance ratio

Geekbench 6 multi-core score divided by the processor's release price. Higher is better.
Intel Core i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
Geekbench 6 MT: 12,342 / 554 $
22.28
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
Geekbench 6 MT: 9,475 / 989 $
9.58

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 5.00 GHz
2305 (100%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz
1459 (63%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
12342 (100%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz
9475 (77%)

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.
Intel Core i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz
1174 (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.
Intel Core i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz
10490 (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.
Intel Core i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz
455 (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.
Intel Core i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz
4855 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.65 GHz
846 (100%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz
21882 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz
169.7 (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.
Intel Core i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
5640 (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.
Intel Core i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz
197 (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.
Intel Core i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900X Intel Core i9-9900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz
2114 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-9900X
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