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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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MSRP in USD: $349
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-12700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-12700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900 is 344 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-12700.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900
- Performs up to 4% better in Valheim than Core i7-12700 - 226 vs 217 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700 - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i9-13900 - £257.6 vs £526.88
- Up to 49% better value when playing Valheim than Core i9-13900 - £1.19 vs £2.33 per FPS
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
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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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
217
96%
Value, £/FPS
£1.19/FPS
100%
Price, £
£257.6
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 195 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-13900 or Core i7-12700
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
111 FPS
£11.24/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
£16.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,885.58
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70 FPS
£21.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499.99
In Stock
111 FPS
£19.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,161.99
In Stock
92 FPS
£11.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,080.06
In Stock
146 FPS
£29.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,249
In Stock
146 FPS
£18.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,729
In Stock
101 FPS
£22.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,287.68
In Stock
97 FPS
£15.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,476.99
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80 FPS
£23.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,881.53
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