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£388
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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 i9-12900F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900 is 365 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i9-13900 - £388.0 vs £563.99
- Up to 30% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-13900 - £2.9 vs £4.15 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900
- Performs up to 1% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-12900F - 136 vs 134 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900F - 32 vs 24 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F 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
Maximum
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F | 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 |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
24.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Core i9-13900
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
55 FPS
£27.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499.99
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88 FPS
£14.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,247.97
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111 FPS
£24.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,729
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88 FPS
£22.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,938.38
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88 FPS
£24.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,184.99
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81 FPS
£28.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,310.88
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111 FPS
£38.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,249
In Stock
88 FPS
£30.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,649
In Stock
118 FPS
£28.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,395
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111 FPS
£20.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,239.96
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