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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900 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 i9-12900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900KS
- Performs up to 8% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i9-12900 - 218 vs 201 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 30% cheaper than Core i9-13900KS - £403.96 vs £579.98
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i9-13900KS, 24 (8p+16e) Cores, 32 Threads, 32 MB Cache
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Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2473
79.64573268921094%
Multi-Core
13044
59.74442357898594%
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
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
63 FPS
£26.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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32 FPS
£54.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,734.57
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63 FPS
£63.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
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63 FPS
£50.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,206.27
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71 FPS
£40.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,899.99
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48 FPS
£35.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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59 FPS
£25.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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102 FPS
£17.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,773.67
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48 FPS
£38.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
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48 FPS
£41.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,999.99
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