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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-13900F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-13900F is 426 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-13900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900F
- Performs up to 2% better in Rust than Core i9-12900K - 257 vs 252 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $435.0 vs $536.98
- Up to 21% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-12900K - $1.69 vs $2.13 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W and Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition 8GB PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card
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Core i9-13900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
257
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.69/FPS
100%
Price, $
$435
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-13900F Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36MB Cache, up to 5.6 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-13900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Core i9-13900F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| 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 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Core i9-13900F
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
178 FPS
$11.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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178 FPS
$11.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,099.99
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252 FPS
$15.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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130 FPS
$18.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,409
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178 FPS
$13.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,399.99
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106 FPS
$23.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,499
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162 FPS
$19.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,189.99
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152 FPS
$13.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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85 FPS
$12.89/FPS
Arc A380
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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137 FPS
$20.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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