i9-12900K vs i7-13700K - The Last of Us Part I R9 290X - Game Performance Benchmarks

R9 290X with Intel Core i9-12900K

The Last of Us Part I

R9 290X with Intel Core i7-13700K

i9-12900K i7-13700K

Multi-Thread Performance

28791 Pts

28603 Pts

Single-Thread Performance

3903 Pts

4521 Pts

The Last of Us Part I

i9-12900K vs i7-13700K in The Last of Us Part I using R9 290X - CPU Performance comparison at Ultra, High, Medium, and Low Quality Settings with 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K resolutions

i9-12900K i7-13700K

Ultra Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	28.2 FPS
1080p	28.9 FPS
1440p	18.7 FPS
1440p	19.0 FPS
2160p	9.8 FPS
2160p	9.9 FPS
w1440p	15.3 FPS
w1440p	15.5 FPS

High Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	53.4 FPS
1080p	54.5 FPS
1440p	37.3 FPS
1440p	37.8 FPS
2160p	21.1 FPS
2160p	21.3 FPS
w1440p	31.3 FPS
w1440p	31.6 FPS

Medium Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	78.5 FPS
1080p	80.1 FPS
1440p	55.9 FPS
1440p	56.7 FPS
2160p	32.5 FPS
2160p	32.7 FPS
w1440p	47.3 FPS
w1440p	47.8 FPS

Low Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	128.8 FPS
1080p	131.3 FPS
1440p	93.1 FPS
1440p	94.3 FPS
2160p	55.1 FPS
2160p	55.6 FPS
w1440p	79.3 FPS
w1440p	80.1 FPS

i9-12900K

The i9-12900K has higher Level 2 Cache. Data/instructions which have to be processed can be loaded from the fast L2 and the CPU does not have to wait for the very slow DDR RAM

i7-13700K

For some games, a cpu with a higher clock speed, or in a technical name IPC (Instructions per clock), has better results than other CPU's with higher core count and lower core speed.

Compare i9-12900K vs i7-13700K specifications

i9-12900K vs i7-13700K Architecture

	i9-12900K	i7-13700K
Codename	Alder Lake	Raptor Lake-S
ECC Memory	No	No
Generation	Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)	Core i7 (Raptor Lake)
Market	Desktop	Desktop
Memory Support	DDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
PCI-Express	Gen 4, 20 Lanes (CPU only)	Gen 5, 20 Lanes(CPU only)
Part#	unknown	SRMB8
Production Status	Active	Active
Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021	Sep 27th, 2022

i9-12900K vs i7-13700K Cache

	i9-12900K	i7-13700K
Cache L1	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
Cache L2	14MB (shared)	2MB (per core)
Cache L3	30MB (shared)	30MB (shared)

i9-12900K vs i7-13700K Cores

	i9-12900K	i7-13700K
# of Cores	16	16
# of Threads	24	24
Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770	UHD Graphics 770
SMP # CPUs	1	1

i9-12900K vs i7-13700K Performance

	i9-12900K	i7-13700K
Base Clock	100 MHz	100 MHz
Frequency	3.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Multiplier	32.0x	34.0x
Multiplier Unlocked	Yes	Yes
TDP	125 W	125 W
Turbo Clock	up to 5.2 GHz	up to 5.4 GHz

i9-12900K vs i7-13700K Physical

	i9-12900K	i7-13700K
Die Size	unknown	257 mm²
Foundry	Intel	Intel
Package	FC-LGA1700	FC-LGA16A
Process Size	10 nm	10 nm
Socket	Intel Socket 1700	Intel Socket 1700
tCaseMax	72°C	72°C
tJMax	100°C	100°C