I am screenshotting this from C&D mag back in 2019- took 4 bone stock OEM vehicles & ran em on dyno w/ 87 vs 93 octane, one of which was an F150 w/ the same 3.5 HO in our Raptors- not only did the Ford pick up the most hp/tq, it SIGNIFICANTLY improved the performance erasing 6/10ths from 0-60 (huge) & 1/2 a second through the quarter- take a look @ the 0-100!!!
YES running 93 octane is better overall every way more power runs smoother & gets better mpg!