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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-13900KS is 373 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i9-13900KS - £391.44 vs £529.98
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900KS
- Performs up to 8% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-12900 - 174 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Intel® Core™ i9-13900KS, 24 (8p+16e) Cores, 32 Threads, 32 MB Cache
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2473
79.64573268921094%
Multi-Core
13044
59.74442357898594%
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Core i9-13900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 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 | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i9-13900KS
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
42 FPS
£36.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,516.88
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77 FPS
£21.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,686.97
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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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62 FPS
£27.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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42 FPS
£24.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,028.31
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85 FPS
£29.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,499.99
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73 FPS
£20.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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62 FPS
£29.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
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62 FPS
£16.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,049.99
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80 FPS
£43.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
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