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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900KF is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900F.
Advantages of Core i9-12900F
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i9-13900KF - $359.99 vs $463.58
- Up to 20% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-13900KF - $1.61 vs $2.01 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-13900KF
- Performs up to 4% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-12900F - 231 vs 223 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900F - 32 vs 24 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
223
97%
Value, $/FPS
$1.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$359.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 342 minutes ago
Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
231
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.01/FPS
80%
Price, $
$463.58
77%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-13900KF Processor 36 MB Smart Cache Box
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Updated 343 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900F | vs | Core i9-13900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 24 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900F or Core i9-13900KF
With selected game settings
134 FPS
$14.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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134 FPS
$16.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,202.82
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86 FPS
$19.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,699.99
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134 FPS
$19.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,589.99
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163 FPS
$11.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799
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78 FPS
$18.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,439.99
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163 FPS
$24.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,000
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78 FPS
$17.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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231 FPS
$16.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
24 GB, 12 TB HDD
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$3,899.99
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46 FPS
$22.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-12900F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,056.99
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