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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900F 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 i9-12900F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i9-13900KS - £346.81 vs £529.98
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900KS
- Performs up to 20% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-12900F - 198 vs 165 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
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F 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
Very High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2539
81.77133655394525%
Multi-Core
13890
63.61929189758623%
Intel Core i9-12900F | 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 |
| Not Available | TDP | 150 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Core i9-13900KS
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
83 FPS
£17.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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