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The Intel Core i9-13900KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop build that sits in the 96th percentile of all combinations tracked in this database, a tier defined by an oversized 24-core Raptor Lake processor feeding one of the highest-scoring GPUs on record. No measured FPS data exists for this exact pairing in the database, so all frame-rate discussion below is framed as estimation derived from the benchmark scores rather than direct measurement. What follows is a step-by-step walk through the silicon, the scores, and what they mean for real workloads.

CPU Analysis

The Core i9-13900KF is a 24-core, 32-thread desktop processor built on Intel's Raptor Lake-S architecture on a 10 nm process node, fabricated by Intel on a 257 mm² die. It runs a 3.00 GHz base clock and boosts to 5.80 GHz, with an unlocked multiplier for overclocking. The hybrid core count of 24 cores across 32 threads is the headline: this is a chip designed to load up heavily threaded productivity software while still delivering top-tier lightly threaded responsiveness.

The cache hierarchy backs that up. Each core carries 80 KB of L1 and 2 MB of L2, with a shared 36 MB pool of L3 acting as the buffer between cores and main memory. Memory support spans both DDR4 and DDR5 on a dual-channel bus, which gives platform builders flexibility between carrying forward older DDR4 kits or moving to DDR5 on a new board. ECC memory is supported, an unusual trait for a consumer Core i9 and one that matters for workstation duty where silent data corruption is a concern.

The benchmark spread tells a clear story about scaling. In 3DMark's CPU profile, the chip scores 1188 in single-thread, 2353 at two threads, 4643 at four, 8510 at eight, and 15405 at maximum threads. Reading those numbers together: the score roughly doubles from one to two threads and from two to four, showing near-linear scaling in lightly threaded code, then gains taper at eight threads before jumping again at maximum threads when the full 24-core complement engages. That shape means games and applications that spawn four or fewer heavy threads still get excellent throughput, while rendering and compilation jobs get the full width of the die.

Cinebench confirms the same character. R15 returns 695 single-core against 4924 multi-core; R20 returns 2896 against 20519; R23 returns 6897 against 48855. The R23 multi-core figure in particular is a rendering-class result, indicative of sustained all-core throughput for video encoding, 3D rendering, and simulation. Geekbench lands at 2668 single-core and 22486 multi-core, again pairing flagship-tier responsiveness with heavy multi-core muscle.

Passmark rounds out the picture with workload-specific detail: 206859 integer math, 150869 floating point math, 786218 data compression, 46186 data encryption, 46084 extended instructions, 86510 string sorting, 225 find-prime-numbers, 2956 physics, and 57729 multithread, alongside 4584 single-thread. The compression and encryption figures are directly relevant to anyone archiving, backing up, or transferring large media libraries — this chip processes those streams quickly enough that storage, not the CPU, becomes the waiting constraint. The CPU sits in the 93rd percentile against all CPUs in the database with an average benchmark score of 61841, effectively tied with the Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus at 61834 (delta 0%), a hair ahead of the Core i9-13900K at 61766 (0.1%) and the i9-13900T at 61723 (0.2%), and 0.8% ahead of the Intel Xeon 636 at 61360. In short: this is a chip whose aggregate performance is indistinguishable from the top of its own family and slightly ahead of professional Xeon silicon in this dataset.

GPU Analysis

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is an Ada Lovelace card built on the AD102 chip, cut from a 5 nm TSMC process with 76,300 million transistors packed onto a 609 mm² die at a density of 125.3 million transistors per square millimetre. Those are datacenter-scale figures in a consumer form factor, and they explain the benchmark results.

The render backend is enormous: 14592 shading units, 456 texture mapping units, 176 render output units, 114 RT cores, and 456 tensor cores. Raw rates come out to 443.5 GPixel/s of pixel fill and 1149.1 GTexel/s of texture fill, with 73.54 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and the same 73.54 TFLOPS in FP16 at a 1:1 ratio. That 1:1 FP16 rate is notable for compute workloads — half-precision inference and certain render engines get full-rate throughput rather than a penalized path.

Memory is equally flagship-grade: 24 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus, running at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective) for 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. For rendering, that buffer size means large scenes, 8K textures, and GPU-rendered environments fit without spilling to system memory; for machine learning and local inference work, 24 GB is enough capacity to load large models. Clocks sit at 2280 MHz base and 2520 MHz boost.

Ray tracing and AI acceleration are first-class here by hardware count — 114 RT cores dedicated to intersection testing and 456 tensor cores for denoising, DLSS-style upscaling, and general matrix math. DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6 are the supported APIs.

The benchmark scores frame where this card lands: 8587 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 278621 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 246941 in Geekbench Vulkan. The OpenCL and Vulkan compute numbers are professional-class — the OpenCL result in particular indicates strong throughput in GPU compute applications such as rendering engines and OpenCL-accelerated video processing. The card sits in the 98th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 178050. Its nearest rivals in this dataset are telling: the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell at 182109 sits only 2.2% ahead, the A100 SXM4 80 GB at 183725 is 3.1% ahead, the RTX 5000 Ada at 184664 is 3.6% ahead, and the A100 SXM4 40 GB at 187147 is 4.9% ahead. A consumer GeForce card trading blows within a few percent of datacenter A100 parts and professional workstation boards is the defining fact of this GPU's position.

The card is a triple-slot design measuring 304 mm long, 137 mm tall, and 61 mm wide, drawing 425 W through a single 16-pin connector, with a suggested PSU of 800 W. Outputs are one HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 1.4a, and the bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x16. Note that it is listed as end-of-life, with the GeForce 40 series preceded by GeForce 30 and succeeded by GeForce 50.

Benchmark Performance

Pulling the numbers into one view. CPU: 15405 in 3DMark max threads, 1188 single-thread, 48855 Cinebench R23 multi-core, 6897 R23 single-core, 22486 Geekbench multi-core, 2668 single-core, 57729 Passmark multithread, 4584 Passmark single-thread, average score 61841, 93rd percentile. GPU: 8587 Steel Nomad DX12, 278621 Geekbench OpenCL, 246941 Geekbench Vulkan, average score 178050, 98th percentile. The combined build percentile is 96.

Interpretation: the GPU is the rarer component. A 98th-percentile GPU means only a small fraction of the graphics cards in the database outperform it, while the 93rd-percentile CPU, though still elite, has more peers — the rival list shows multiple chips within a fraction of a percent of it. The combined 96th percentile sits closer to the GPU's standing than the CPU's, which is the signature of a GPU-forward pairing: the graphics card is the component doing the heaviest lifting in the overall score.

Against rivals directly: on the CPU side the i9-13900KF matches the Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus exactly at the average-score level and edges the i9-13900K by 0.1% — essentially the same chip family trading places — while beating the Xeon 636 by 0.8%. On the GPU side the 4090 D concedes only single-digit percentage margins to the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, both A100 SXM4 variants, and the RTX 5000 Ada. For a rendering or compute buyer, that means this card delivers near-workstation-class aggregate performance.

FAQ

Q: How does the i9-13900KF compare to the i9-13900K? A: The database shows an average benchmark score of 61841 for the i9-13900KF versus 61766 for the i9-13900K, a 0.1% difference — statistically the same performance.

Q: How much memory does the RTX 4090 D have, and what type? A: 24 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus, delivering 1.01 TB/s of memory bandwidth.

Q: Is this build good for ray-traced rendering? A: Yes. The GPU carries 114 dedicated RT cores and 456 tensor cores, scores 278621 in Geekbench OpenCL, and sits in the 98th percentile of all GPUs — within single-digit percentages of A100 SXM4 and RTX 5000 Ada parts in average score.

Q: What power supply does this build need? A: The GPU alone is rated at 425 W TDP with a suggested PSU of 800 W; the CPU adds a 125 W TDP on top of that.

Q: Does the i9-13900KF support ECC memory? A: Yes, ECC memory support is listed, which is relevant for workstation and data-integrity-sensitive use.

Q: Are the FPS figures for this build measured? A: No. The database contains no measured FPS entries for this exact pairing, so any frame-rate expectations here are estimates derived from the benchmark scores.

Q: What sockets and platforms does the CPU fit? A: Intel Socket 1700, with support for both DDR4 and DDR5 memory on a dual-channel bus and PCIe Gen 5 with 20 CPU lanes.

Balance and Bottleneck

The percentile split defines the balance: a 98th-percentile GPU against a 93rd-percentile CPU. In graphically heavy workloads at high resolutions, the RTX 4090 D is so far ahead of the pack that the i9-13900KF's 15405 in 3DMark max-threads CPU scoring is more than sufficient to keep it fed — the CPU's eight-thread score of 8510 and single-thread score of 1188 indicate strong frame-pacing and draw-call throughput even in poorly threaded engines. GPU-bound scenarios, meaning modern AAA titles at 4K with settings maxed, will run into the graphics card's ceiling first, and that ceiling is exceptionally high.

The reverse case is CPU-bound work. In heavily threaded production tasks — the Cinebench R23 multi-core 48855 and Geekbench multi-core 22486 territory — the GPU contributes little, and the i9-13900KF becomes the defining component, performing within a rounding error of the i9-13900K and the Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus. There is no realistic gaming scenario in which this CPU meaningfully holds back this GPU at 4K; at lower resolutions where the CPU shoulders more of the frame-generation load, the single-thread and Passmark single-thread scores of 1188 and 4584 respectively indicate the CPU keeps pace. Since no measured FPS rows exist for this combination, these statements rest on the benchmark scores rather than captured gameplay data, and that limitation should be kept in mind.

One genuine constraint is power and thermals rather than compute. A 425 W GPU plus a 125 W CPU TDP means sustained all-core, all-GPU workloads (simultaneous render plus encode, for example) push the platform hard, which is why the 800 W suggested PSU figure matters as the headroom indicator.

Who Should Build It

Content creators are the primary audience. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 48855 and Geekbench multi-core 22486 support video editing, encoding, and rendering workflows, while the 4090 D's 73.54 TFLOPS of FP32 and 24 GB buffer accelerate GPU renderers and timeline scrubbing on high-resolution footage. 3D artists and visualization professionals benefit most directly: the GPU's 98th-percentile standing, its 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth, and its proximity in average score to the RTX 5000 Ada (-3.6%) make it a rendering engine in a desktop case. Game developers compiling shaders and builds get the 24-core CPU throughput, with the Passmark multithread 57729 and integer math 206859 figures backing fast compile times. High-refresh and 4K gamers — with the caveat that FPS figures are estimates here, not measurements — get a top-percentile GPU paired with a CPU that scores 1188 single-thread, a combination that should not bottleneck graphically demanding titles at high resolution. Students in technical fields and small businesses building single-box workstations for CAD, data analysis (the 786218 compression and 46186 encryption scores are relevant), or office productivity get far more capability than those tasks require, though ECC support and the unlocked multiplier make the platform unusually adaptable for such uses.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The platform facts: Intel Socket 1700, DDR4/DDR5 dual-channel memory support, ECC capable, PCIe Gen 5 with 20 CPU lanes. The PCIe Gen 5 lanes are forward-looking — they allow a next-generation SSD or accelerator to run at full speed from the CPU rather than the chipset, and the CPU's Gen 5 link capability outlives the GPU's PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. The RTX 4090 D itself connects over PCIe 4.0 x16, which is fully sufficient at its bandwidth class today but means a future GPU upgrade could exploit the newer host interface.

Power headroom is generous by design: the 800 W suggested PSU against a 425 W GPU TDP and 125 W CPU TDP leaves comfortable margin for board, drives, fans, and transient spikes. A sensible next upgrade on this platform is memory — moving to DDR5 if the build launched on DDR4, since the CPU supports both — or storage on the Gen 5 lanes. On the GPU side, the fact pack lists the GeForce 40 series as succeeded by the GeForce 50 series and the card as end-of-life, so a future graphics upgrade would come from that successor line, where the rival data suggests only small gains separate current average scores: the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell sits just 2.2% ahead. The CPU's unlocked multiplier also leaves manual tuning as a zero-hardware upgrade path. Physically, any upgrade planning must respect the card's triple-slot, 304 mm footprint.

Build Overview

This is a desktop build — buildClass is desktop — pairing Intel's 13th-generation flagship-class consumer processor with NVIDIA's top-tier Ada Lovelace graphics card. The CPU contributes a 93rd-percentile standing and an average benchmark score of 61841; the GPU contributes a 98th-percentile standing and an average benchmark score of 178050; the combination lands in the 96th percentile of all builds. That placement makes this an enthusiasts-and-professionals tier machine: not the single fastest configuration possible in every category, but comfortably inside the top few percent of everything tracked, with the GPU being the standout component. The i9-13900KF launched on 2022-09-26 at a launch MSRP of $564; the RTX 4090 D launched on 2023-12-27 with a launch MSRP of 1,599 USD.

Gaming Performance

To restate clearly, because it matters for this section: the database contains no measured FPS rows for this exact combination, and dataIsMeasured is false. Every frame-rate expectation below is an estimate extrapolated from the benchmark scores, not a recorded figure.

Working from those scores: the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result of 8587 places the GPU in heavyweight company, and the CPU profile numbers — 15405 max threads, 8510 at eight threads, 4643 at four — indicate the processor can drive high frame rates in engines that scale across threads. At 4K with ultra settings and ray tracing enabled, the estimate is that this pairing delivers very high frame rates in AAA titles, with the 114 RT cores and 456 tensor cores absorbing the ray-tracing load and enabling AI-assisted upscaling. At 1440p, the CPU begins to matter more; the 1188 3DMark single-thread and 4584 Passmark single-thread scores suggest the processor holds its end up, so frame rates should remain high rather than collapsing into a CPU ceiling. At 1080p, where the GPU is rarely the limiter, the expectation is frame rates governed by the CPU's lightly threaded performance, which the database places in the 93rd percentile. Esports-class and older engines should run at extremely high frame rates given the CPU's single-thread pedigree. These are inferences from compute and synthetic scores, and actual in-game results will vary by title, engine, and settings.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming. Estimated from scores rather than measured runs: the 98th-percentile GPU and a CPU whose four-thread score of 4643 and single-thread 1188 sit near the top of the database indicate capacity for very high frame rates, particularly at 1440p and 4K where the GPU's 443.5 GPixel/s fill rate and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth dominate.

Streaming. Live encoding while gaming splits the load between components. The 24-core CPU — with 3DMark max-threads at 15405 and Passmark multithread at 57729 — handles encode, scene composition, and chat overhead on spare cores while the GPU renders the game, making this a well-suited configuration for simultaneous play-and-broadcast.

Video editing. Timeline performance in professional editors leans on CPU throughput and GPU compute; the R23 multi-core 48855, Geekbench multi-core 22486, and OpenCL 278621 together indicate fast scrubbing, exporting, and effect rendering, with 24 GB of VRAM accommodating large caches and GPU-accelerated effects.

3D rendering. This is the strongest scenario for the pairing. The GPU's 73.54 TFLOPS FP32, its 1:1 FP16 rate, 1.01 TB/s bandwidth, and average score within 2.2 to 4.9 percent of the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, both A100 SXM4 variants, and the RTX 5000 Ada make it a near-workstation GPU renderer, while the 48855 R23 multi-core score covers CPU-based rendering fallback.

Software development. Compilation scales with cores; the Geekbench multi-core 22486 and Passmark integer math 206859 point to fast builds, and the 786218 data-compression score benefits version-control operations on large repositories. Developers running local AI tooling get the 456 tensor cores and 24 GB buffer as a bonus.

Student and office work. Word processing, spreadsheets, and browsing use a sliver of this machine's capability — the 695 R15 single-core score alone is far beyond what those tasks need. The practical student case is technical coursework, data analysis, and hobby creation, where the floating-point score of 150869 and encryption score of 46186 provide long-term headroom, with ECC support adding data-integrity assurance for academic or small-business records.

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