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MSRP $519
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900 outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900 is 365 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Core i9-13900
- Performs up to 3% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-12900 - 166 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i9-13900 - £415.53 vs £568.99
- Up to 25% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-13900 - £2.58 vs £3.43 per FPS
Watch Dogs: Legion
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 i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
161
97%
Value, £/FPS
£2.58/FPS
100%
Price, £
£415.53
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-13900 | vs | Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 16 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-13900 or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
111 FPS
£11.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,259
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78 FPS
£14.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,099
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Laptops Using Core i9-13900 or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
86 FPS
£19.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,649
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86 FPS
£25.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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£2,199
In Stock
126 FPS
£24.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,119
In Stock
86 FPS
£20.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
In Stock
77 FPS
£19.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,501.99
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77 FPS
£51.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
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42 FPS
£40.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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62 FPS
£27.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
In Stock
116 FPS
£19.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,263.99
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62 FPS
£40.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£2,537.44
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£415.53
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£239.56
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£415.53
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£337.85
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£139.99
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£204
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£568.99
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£568.99
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£295
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£415.53
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£568.99
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£239.56
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£415.53
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£126.66
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£568.99
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£337.85
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£568.99
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£139.99
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£415.53
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£326.3
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£568.99
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£354.25
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£415.53
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£169.39
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£415.53
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£307.96
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£415.53
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£238.62
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£568.99
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Core i9-12900
£415.53
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£257.13
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£568.99
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£126.66
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£415.53
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Core i9-12900
£415.53
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£639.99
Core i9-13900
£568.99
vs
Core i7-14700KF
£326.3
Core i9-13900
£568.99
vs
Core i5-12600KF
£169.39
Core i9-13900
£568.99
vs
Core i7-13700K
£307.96
Core i9-13900
£568.99
vs
Core i5-12600K
£238.62
Core i9-12900
£415.53
vs
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Core i9-12900
£415.53
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£70
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£415.53
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£312.37
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£568.99
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£257.13
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£415.53
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£2,511.32
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£568.99
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£415.53
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£101.02
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£568.99
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£639.99
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