Intel Core i9 13900F 24-core LGA1700
SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5
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
SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5
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Scores
Specifications
| Intel Core i9 13900F | SMC EPYC 9555P | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| Brand | Intel | AMD |
| Series | Core i9 | EPYC |
| Model | 13900F | 9555P |
| Codename | Raptor Lake-S | Turin |
| Class | desktop | server |
| Process | 10 | 4★ |
| Cores & Clocks | ||
| Cores | 24 | 64★ |
| P-cores | 8 | 64★ |
| E-cores | 16★ | — |
| Threads | ||
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| Cache | ||
| L2 Cache | 16 | 64★ |
| L3 Cache | ||
| Performance | ||
| PassMark Multi | ||
| PassMark Single | ||
| Memory | ||
| Memory Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Max Speed | ||
| Channels | 2★ | — |
| Max Memory | No data | |
| ECC | ✓ | ✓ |
| Platform & Power | ||
| Socket | LGA1700 | AMD Socket SP5 |
| PCIe | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | ||
| TDP | 65★ | 360 |
| Max Turbo Power | 219★ | 400 |
| Unlocked | ✗ | ✗ |
| Graphics & AI | ||
| Integrated Graphics | none | — |
Pros & Cons
Intel Core i9 13900F 24-core LGA1700
- Strong efficiency (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong single thread (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong platform (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong multi thread (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average user sentiment (12th percentile)12th %ile
SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5
- Strong multi thread (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong ai (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong platform (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong efficiency (89th percentile)89th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Scores 85 overall, wins 3 of 6 usage categories and 7 of 28 specs.