Core™ i9-12900E
G-Score 73 Overall Score
16 cores / 24 threads, up to 5.00 GHz
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Core™ i9-13905H
G-Score 74 Overall Score
14 cores / 20 threads, up to 5.40 GHz
VERDICT
Recommended Core™ i9-13905H
If you already leaned Core™ i9-12900E, this margin alone should not flip you. Platform planning: match cooling and board tier to up to 5.4 GHz, 14 / 20, 24 MB L3 cache. Heavy Efficiency Index users should weight on Efficiency Index: +23%, on Value Index: +7% heavily. The 23% edge in Efficiency Index is the usable takeaway. Happy building—may this save you one wrong click in the cart.
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Head-to-Head Specs
16 / 24
Cores
14 / 20
5.0 GHz
Clock
5.4 GHz
30 MB
Cache
24 MB
Six Index Comparison
Gaming Index
Game performanceBetter in this index Intel® Core™ i9-13905H Processor
88
92
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The higher Gaming Index usually means smoother frame pacing and better minimums in CPU-sensitive games.
Content Creation Index
Editing, rendering & streamingBetter in this index Intel® Core™ i9-12900E Processor
79
74
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If Premiere, Blender, or OBS is daily work, Content Creation Index is more actionable than raw cores.
Compute Index
Compilation & multithreaded workloadsBetter in this index Intel® Core™ i9-12900E Processor
74
73
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When you need sustained throughput, Compute Index is more informative than peak clock alone.
AI Capability
On-device AI workloadsBetter in this index Intel® Core™ i9-12900E Processor
73
71
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The higher AI Capability tends to have more headroom for local LLMs and Stable Diffusion-style workloads.
Efficiency Index
Performance per wattBetter in this index Intel® Core™ i9-13905H Processor
68
84
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Efficiency is not just TDP—Efficiency Index captures the performance-per-watt balance.
Value Index
Capability vs platform costBetter in this index Intel® Core™ i9-13905H Processor
27
29
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The higher Value Index often delivers a better return on platform spend.
Key Differences
Spec Core™ i9-12900E Core™ i9-13905H
硬件类型 CPU CPU
核心 / 线程 16 / 24 14 / 20
最高 Boost 5.0 GHz 5.4 GHz
L3 缓存 30 MB 24 MB
平台 FCLGA1700 FCBGA1792
内存支持 Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5/x 6400 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Buying Choice
Why choose Core™ i9-12900E?
- 16 cores / 24 threads — higher multithreaded throughput
Why choose Core™ i9-13905H?
- Up to 5.40 GHz boost — stronger single-core bursts
- Efficiency-focused specs for quiet, cool builds
- Balanced specs with stronger platform value
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