Next gen Core i9 13900K tested against Core i9 12900K

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As the launch of a next gen platform draws near, it's inevitable that more CPUs find their way into the wild. An early performance analysis of a Core i9 13900K has surfaced from Chinese user Extreme Player on bilibili(opens in new tab). This isn’t some cryptic tweet, but a full benchmark analysis across a range of gaming titles. The video compares Intel’s Core i9 12900KF with a qualification sample Core i9 13900K. It’s important to bear in mind that we’re still many weeks out from the launch, and performance is subject to change.

The 13900K is an evolutionary upgrade over the 12900K(opens in new tab). Its major differentiating features appear to be the additional eight E cores and higher clocks. With the additional E cores, the 13900K is a 24-core/32-thread processor. There are some other improvements(opens in new tab) including faster DDR5 memory support and cache size increases. It appears as though dedicated PCIe 5.0 M.2 lanes are missing though. Specifics will have to wait until the embargo lifts.

Extreme Player tested the 13900K across eight games, plus 3DMark, with additional testing to measure peak power consumption. The test system is a good one for CPU testing. A high end MSI RTX 3090 Ti(opens in new tab) and Team DDR5-6400(opens in new tab) are good choices for minimising bottlenecks, allowing the potential of the CPUs to come to the fore.

I’ve taken the liberty of pulling some screenshots from Extreme Player’s video(opens in new tab). All credit goes to him, with thanks.

Beginning with the 3DMark results, we see the extra E cores deliver superior physics scores, as expected. Extreme Player only shows the CPU and overall results. There aren’t any graphics tests but it’s a safe assumption that the 13900K isn’t