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£399.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $519
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
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 Intel Core i9-12900
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i9-13900 - £399.99 vs £503.99
- Up to 20% better value when playing Control than Core i9-13900 - £1.94 vs £2.43 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900
- Performs up to 0% better in Control than Core i9-12900 - 207 vs 206 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
206
99%
Value, £/FPS
£1.94/FPS
100%
Price, £
£399.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Core i9-13900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 24 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
24.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i9-13900
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
100 FPS
£12.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299
In Stock
100 FPS
£18.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,867.98
In Stock
100 FPS
£23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,299.99
In Stock
90 FPS
£24.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,173.97
In Stock
52 FPS
£28.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,483.99
In Stock
90 FPS
£25.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,310.88
In Stock
138 FPS
£16.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,256.96
In Stock
152 FPS
£22.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,398
In Stock
138 FPS
£20.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,799
In Stock
51 FPS
£20.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,054.4
In Stock
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