13th Gen Core i9-13900K vs Core Ultra X7 358H

Short answer: which is best?

13th Gen Core i9-13900K is 37.2 % stronger than Core Ultra X7 358H. 13th Gen Core i9-13900K ranks #3 of 51 measured processors at WhatFPS (14,513 CPU score over 1 verified runs). Core Ultra X7 358H ranks #13 of 51 measured processors at WhatFPS (10,578 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

Metric13th Gen Core i9-13900KCore Ultra X7 358H
CPU score (the processor's own performance)14,51310,578
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)8,9624,693
Integer (MT)15 Gop/s6.4 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.89 Gop/s0.78 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)13,964,3103,294,083
Cores / threads24 / 3216 / 16
L3 cache36 MB18 MB

What the numbers mean

The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for 13th Gen Core i9-13900K · All measurements for Core Ultra X7 358H