Intel Core i9 13900F 24-core LGA1700
Dell Xeon E5620 4-core LGA 1366
What Buyers Say
Intel Core i9 13900F 24-core LGA1700
The Intel i9-13900F delivers exceptional gaming and productivity performance, with users reporting massive FPS jumps and cool running temperatures even under sustained load. However, the included stock cooler (Laminar RH1) is widely criticized for failing within a year, and several buyers faced frustrating installation hassles like BIOS updates and OS drive recognition issues. While the CPU itself is a powerhouse, the cooler's poor reliability and occasional promotion disputes bring the overall experience down.
Pros
- Exceptional gaming performance
- Massive FPS boost over older CPUs
- Runs cool under sustained load
- Fast and smooth right out of the box
- Great value for the price
Cons
- Included cooler fails within a year
- Stock cooler produces annoying ticking noise
- Installation hassles with BIOS and drive recognition
- No integrated graphics (F model)
- Unreliable promotional offers from Amazon
Dell Xeon E5620 4-core LGA 1366
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Specifications
| Intel Core i9 13900F | Dell Xeon E5620 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| Brand | Intel | Intel |
| Series | Core i9 | Xeon |
| Model | 13900F | E5620 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake-S | — |
| Class | desktop | server |
| Process | 10★ | — |
| Cores & Clocks | ||
| Cores | 24★ | 4 |
| P-cores | 8★ | — |
| E-cores | 16★ | — |
| Threads | 32★ | 8 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| Cache | ||
| L2 Cache | 16★ | 1 |
| L3 Cache | 36★ | 12 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark Multi | ||
| PassMark Single | ||
| Memory | ||
| Memory Type | DDR5★ | — |
| Max Speed | No data | |
| Channels | 2★ | — |
| Max Memory | No data | |
| ECC | ✓★ | — |
| Platform & Power | ||
| Socket | LGA1700 | LGA 1366 |
| PCIe | 5.0 | — |
| PCIe Lanes | 20★ | — |
| TDP | 65★ | 80 |
| Max Turbo Power | 219★ | — |
| Unlocked | ✗ | — |
| Graphics & AI | ||
| Integrated Graphics | none | — |
Pros & Cons
Intel Core i9 13900F 24-core LGA1700
- Strong efficiency (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong single thread (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong platform (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong multi thread (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Below average user sentiment (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average affordability (20th percentile)20th %ile
Dell Xeon E5620 4-core LGA 1366
- Strong affordability (70th percentile)
- Below average social proof (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average platform (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average single thread (23rd percentile)
- Below average ai (30th percentile)
Pricing
Intel Core i9 13900F 24-core LGA1700
Dell Xeon E5620 4-core LGA 1366
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 85 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 18 of 28 specs.