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Intel Core i9-13900KS Review - The Empire Strikes Back

Name: Intel Core i9-13900KS
Brand: Intel
Price: 700 USD

on Apr 21st, 2023,

in Processors.

Manufacturer: Intel

Test Setup

All applications, games, and processors are tested with the drivers and hardware listed below—no performance results were recycled between test systems.
All games and applications are tested using the same version.
All games are set to their highest quality setting unless indicated otherwise.

Test System "Raptor Lake & Alder Lake"
Processor:	All Intel 13th & 12th Generation processors
Motherboard:	ASUS Z790 Maximus Hero BIOS 0813 13900KS: BIOS 0904
Memory:	2x 16 GB DDR5-6000 36-36-36-76 2T / Gear 2
Graphics:	PNY GeForce RTX 4090 XLR8
Storage:	Neo Forza NFP065 1 TB M.2 NVMe SSD
Air Cooling:	Noctua NH-U14S
Water Cooling:	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420 mm
Thermal Paste:	Arctic MX-5
Power Supply:	Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1200 W ATX 3.0
Software:	Windows 11 Professional 64-bit 22H2 VBS enabled (Windows 11 default)
Drivers:	NVIDIA GeForce 528.02 WHQL

Test System "Zen 4"
Processor:	All AMD Ryzen 7000 processors
Motherboard:	ASUS X670E Crosshair Hero BIOS 9922 7800X3D: BIOS 9927
Memory:	2x 16 GB DDR5-6000 36-36-36-76 Infinity Fabric @ 2000 MHz
Drivers:	NVIDIA GeForce 528.02 WHQL Ryzen Chipset Drivers 5.02.16.347 7800X3D: Ryzen Chipset Drivers 5.02.19.2221
All other specifications same as above

Test System "Zen 3 & Zen 2"
Processor:	All AMD Ryzen 5000 & Ryzen 3000 processors
Motherboard:	ASUS X570 Crosshair VII Dark Hero BIOS 4201
Memory:	2x 16 GB DDR4-3600 14-14-14-34 1T Infinity Fabric @ 1800 MHz 1:1
Drivers:	Ryzen Chipset Drivers 4.08.09.2337
All other specifications same as above

Test System "Rocket Lake"
Processor:	All Intel 11th Generation processors
Motherboard:	ASUS Z590 Maximus XIII Hero BIOS 1701
Memory:	2x 16 GB DDR4-3600 14-14-14-34 1T Gear 1
All other specifications same as above

Test System "Zen 1"
Processor:	All AMD Ryzen 2000 processors
Motherboard:	ASUS X570 Crosshair VII Dark Hero BIOS 4201
Memory:	2x 16 GB DDR4-3400 14-14-14-34 1T
All other specifications same as above

Test System "Comet Lake"
Processor:	All Intel 10th Generation processors
Motherboard:	ASUS Z490 Maximus XII Extreme BIOS 2601
Memory:	2x 16 GB DDR4-3600 14-14-14-34 1T
All other specifications same as above

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