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£568.99
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-12700KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-12700KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900 is 426 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-12700KF.
Advantages of Core i9-13900
- Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Core i7-12700KF - 194 vs 191 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i9-13900 - £218.88 vs £568.99
- Up to 61% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-13900 - £1.15 vs £2.93 per FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core 13th Generation i9-13900 Desktop Processor (24 Core (8 P-Core + 16 E-Core), 36 MB Cache, up to 5.6 GHz, LGA1700, Intel UHD Graphics 770)
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
191
98%
Value, £/FPS
£1.15/FPS
100%
Price, £
£218.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-13900 | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 12 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-13900 or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
115 FPS
£11.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,349.95
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93 FPS
£11.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,099.99
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93 FPS
£13.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,229.95
In Stock
138 FPS
£12.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,729.99
In Stock
119 FPS
£10.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,259
In Stock
81 FPS
£13.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,099
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138 FPS
£12.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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£1,789.59
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Laptops Using Core i9-13900 or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
90 FPS
£18.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,649
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90 FPS
£26.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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£2,379
In Stock
137 FPS
£22.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,119
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90 FPS
£19.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
In Stock
80 FPS
£18.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,501.99
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124 FPS
£18.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,263.99
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124 FPS
£21.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,687.99
In Stock
80 FPS
£19.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599
In Stock
124 FPS
£34.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,249
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137 FPS
£24.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,295.99
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80 FPS
£18.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,493.49
In Stock
124 FPS
£20.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,499
In Stock
124 FPS
£22.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,799
In Stock
90 FPS
£31.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,805.19
In Stock
124 FPS
£28.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,500
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