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£192.74
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-12700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-12700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900K is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-12700K.
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i9-13900K - £192.74 vs £430.80
- Up to 54% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i9-13900K - £0.79 vs £1.72 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-13900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Death Stranding than Core i7-12700K - 251 vs 243 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 32 vs 20 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
243
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.79/FPS
100%
Price, £
£192.74
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
Buy for £192.74 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 439 minutes ago
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
251
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.72/FPS
46%
Price, £
£430.8
44%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-13900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz
Buy for £430.8 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 439 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700K | vs | Core i9-13900K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 24 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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