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£433.15
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Prices and StockMSRP $589
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MSRP $589
Prices and StockMSRP $134
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MSRP $134
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-13100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-13100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900K is 99 days older than the cheaper Core i3-13100.
Advantages of Core i9-13900K
- Performs up to 8% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i3-13100 - 412 vs 380 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-13100 - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-13100
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-13900K - £96.60 vs £433.15
- Up to 76% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i9-13900K - £0.25 vs £1.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900K - 60 vs 125 Watts
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
412
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.05/FPS
24%
Price, £
£433.15
22%
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 £433.15 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 295 minutes ago
Core i3-13100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
380
92%
Value, £/FPS
£0.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£96.6
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-13100 Desktop Processor 4 cores (4 P-cores + 0 E-cores) 12MB Cache, up to 4.5 GHz
Buy for £96.6 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 295 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i3-13100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-13900K | vs | Core i3-13100 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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