Buy on Amazon
$419
In Stock
Prices and StockMSRP $699
Prices and Stock
MSRP $699
Prices and StockMSRP $519
Prices and Stock
MSRP $519
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-13900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-13900KS is 373 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Core i9-13900KS
- Performs up to 6% better in God of War than Core i9-12900 - 201 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-12900 - $2.08 vs $2.17 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i9-13900KS - $412.00 vs $419.00
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
FPS
201
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$419
98%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-13900KS Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P + 16 E) 36MB Cache, up to 6.0 GHz
Buy for $419 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 283 minutes ago
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for $412 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 283 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
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 i9-13900KS | vs | 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 |
PCs Using Core i9-13900KS or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
99 FPS
$17.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,699
In Stock
93 FPS
$19.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,799
In Stock
93 FPS
$16.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,499
In Stock
93 FPS
$17.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,657.79
In Stock
93 FPS
$18.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,699
In Stock
93 FPS
$17.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,616
In Stock
93 FPS
$18.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,749
In Stock
201 FPS
$26.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KS
16 GB, 8 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$5,399.99
In Stock
172 FPS
$20.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900KS
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,599.99
In Stock
93 FPS
$23.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,199
In Stock
Laptops Using Core i9-13900KS or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
85 FPS
$16.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,394
In Stock
85 FPS
$17.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,494.31
In Stock
85 FPS
$14.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,237.99
In Stock
85 FPS
$13.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,145
In Stock
76 FPS
$17.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,299
In Stock
85 FPS
$15.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,309
In Stock
85 FPS
$16.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,364.99
In Stock
76 FPS
$21.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,599
In Stock
64 FPS
$28.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,799
In Stock
81 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,699.99
In Stock
Popular Core i9-13900KS and Core i9-12900 Comparisons
Compare 2 Processors in Games
Core i9-13900KS
$419
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
$449
Core i9-13900KS
$419
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
$364.98
Core i9-13900KS
$419
vs
Core i7-14700K
$327
Core i9-13900KS
$419
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
$329.99
Core i9-13900KS
$419
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
$486.17
Core i9-13900KS
$419
vs
Core i9-14900KF
$416.96
Core i9-13900KS
$419
vs
Core i7-14700KF
$313.08
Core i9-13900KS
$419
vs
Core i9-13900K
$499.88
Core i9-13900KS
$419
vs
Core i9-11900K
$335
Core i9-13900KS
$419
vs
Core i9-9900K
$390
Core i9-12900
$412
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
$449
Core i9-12900
$412
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
$364.98
Core i9-12900
$412
vs
Core i7-14700K
$327
Core i9-12900
$412
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
$329.99
Core i9-12900
$412
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
$486.17
Core i9-12900
$412
vs
Core i9-14900KF
$416.96
Core i9-12900
$412
vs
Core i9-13900K
$499.88
Core i9-12900
$412
vs
Core i9-11900K
$335
Core i9-12900
$412
vs
Core i9-9900K
$390
Core i9-12900
$412
vs
Ryzen 9 7900
$395