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€371.17
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Prices and StockMSRP $519
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MSRP $519
Prices and StockMSRP $699
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MSRP $699
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-13900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-13900KS is 373 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i9-13900KS - $371.17 vs $377.48
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-13900KS
- Performs up to 8% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-12900 - 174 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-12900 - $2.17 vs $2.31 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
FPS
174
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.17/FPS
100%
Price, €
€377.48
98%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-13900KS Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P + 16 E) 36MB Cache, up to 6.0 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Core i9-13900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 24 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900 or Core i9-13900KS
With selected game settings
94 FPS
€16.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,530.63
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88 FPS
€18.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,620.72
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88 FPS
€15.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,350.45
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88 FPS
€16.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,493.5
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88 FPS
€17.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,530.63
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88 FPS
€16.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,455.86
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88 FPS
€17.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,575.68
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174 FPS
€27.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KS
16 GB, 8 TB HDD
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€4,864.86
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155 FPS
€20.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900KS
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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€3,243.23
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88 FPS
€22.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,981.08
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Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Core i9-13900KS
With selected game settings
81 FPS
€15.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,255.86
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81 FPS
€16.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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€1,346.23
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81 FPS
€13.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,115.31
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81 FPS
€12.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,031.53
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73 FPS
€16.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,170.27
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81 FPS
€14.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,179.28
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81 FPS
€15.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,229.72
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73 FPS
€19.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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€1,440.54
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62 FPS
€26.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,620.72
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77 FPS
€31.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,432.42
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