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£533.99
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900KS on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900KS is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900KS is 282 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900KS.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900KS
- Performs up to 6% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-12900KS - 139 vs 131 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i9-13900KS - £482.99 vs £533.99
- Up to 4% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-13900KS - £3.69 vs £3.84 per FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
FPS
139
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.84/FPS
96%
Price, £
£533.99
90%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-13900KS, 24 (8p+16e) Cores, 32 Threads, 32 MB Cache
Buy for £533.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 184 minutes ago
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
131
94%
Value, £/FPS
£3.69/FPS
100%
Price, £
£482.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KS Special Edition, 8C+8c/24T, 3.40-5.50GHz, Boxed without Cooler
Buy for £482.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 184 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900KS | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2023 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 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 | 3.4 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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