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£533.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $519
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900KS is 373 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900KS
- Performs up to 7% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i9-12900 - 211 vs 197 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i9-13900KS - £399.99 vs £533.99
- Up to 20% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i9-13900KS - £2.03 vs £2.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
FPS
211
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.53/FPS
80%
Price, £
£533.99
74%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-13900KS, 24 (8p+16e) Cores, 32 Threads, 32 MB Cache
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Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
197
93%
Value, £/FPS
£2.03/FPS
100%
Price, £
£399.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
Buy for £399.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 191 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900KS | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| 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 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-13900KS or Core i9-12900
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
74 FPS
£13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£962
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90 FPS
£19.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,721.31
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111 FPS
£20.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,298.03
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104 FPS
£38.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
In Stock
104 FPS
£15.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,636.93
In Stock
104 FPS
£34.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,631.12
In Stock
104 FPS
£34.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,557.53
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104 FPS
£40.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,160.69
In Stock
90 FPS
£18.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
In Stock
90 FPS
£20.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
In Stock
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