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£475.99
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900KF is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-12900K - 176 vs 168 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i9-13900KF - £389.99 vs £475.99
- Up to 14% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-13900KF - £2.32 vs £2.7 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-13900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
176
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.7/FPS
85%
Price, £
£475.99
81%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-13900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
168
95%
Value, £/FPS
£2.32/FPS
100%
Price, £
£389.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900KF | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 16 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-13900KF or Core i9-12900K
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
169 FPS
£12.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,190
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140 FPS
£13.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,890
In Stock
157 FPS
£12.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,987.2
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93 FPS
£17.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,581.6
In Stock
120 FPS
£13.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,606.8
In Stock
176 FPS
£18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,299.95
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120 FPS
£14.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,692
In Stock
157 FPS
£14.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,279.95
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176 FPS
£20.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
24 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,549.99
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157 FPS
£14.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,249.95
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