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Core i9-13900KF vs Core i9-12900

Core i9-13900KF vs Core i9-12900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i9-13900KF

3.0 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-13900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz

Buy for £428.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 124 minutes ago

vs

Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz

Buy for £415.53 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 125 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i9-13900KF

3.0 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-13900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz

Buy for £428.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 124 minutes ago

vs

Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz

Buy for £415.53 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 125 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-13900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-13900KF is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900.

Advantages of Core i9-13900KF

  • Performs up to 11% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i9-12900 - 109 vs 98 FPS
  • Up to 7% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i9-12900 - £3.93 vs £4.24 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 32 vs 24 threads

Advantages of Core i9-12900

  • Up to 3% cheaper than Core i9-13900KF - £415.53 vs £428.48
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-13900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
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Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

109

100%

Value, £/FPS

£3.93/FPS

100%

Price, £

£428.48

96%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-13900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz

Buy for £428.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 124 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

98

90%

Value, £/FPS

£4.24/FPS

93%

Price, £

£415.53

100%

Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz

Buy for £415.53 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 125 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2973

100%

Multi-Core

20101

100%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2473

83%

Multi-Core

13044

65%

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo

Core i9-13900KF

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Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Core i9-12900

Sep 27th, 2022
Release DateJan 4th, 2022
Core i9CollectionCore i9
Raptor LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
24
Cores16
32
Threads24
3.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.4 GHz
5.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed5.1 GHz
125 WTDP
65 W
10 nmProcess Size10 nm
30.0x
Multiplier24.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

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Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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Ryzen 7 5700X
Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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Ryzen 5 5500

£84

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X
Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600
Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

£488.99

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X
Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

£343.97

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

£208.69

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600
Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

£929.89

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X
Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

£295

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

£126.66

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

£204

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

£337.85

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

£139.99

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

£239.56

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

£238.62

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

£326.3

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

£169.39

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

£354.25

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

£315.81

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

£257.13

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

£639.99

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF
Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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Intel Core i5-13600KF Logo
Core i5-13600KF
Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

£101.21

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

£312.37

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

£428.48

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

£70

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

£84

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

£488.99

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

£343.97

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

£208.69

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

£929.89

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

£295

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

£126.66

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

£204

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

£337.85

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

£139.99

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

£239.56

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

£238.62

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

£326.3

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

£169.39

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

£354.25

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

£315.81

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

£257.13

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

£639.99

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

£415.53

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Intel Core i5-13600KF Logo
Core i5-13600KF

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