9900K vs 10900K vs 12900K vs 13900K + RTX 4090 - Test in 11 Games | 4K UHD(3840x2160)

Intel Core i9 9900K vs Core i9 10900K vs Core i9 12900K vs Core i9 13900K + RTX 4090 - Test in 11 Games | 4K UHD(3840x2160)

Test in 11 Games:
00:00 Intel Core i9 9900K vs Core i9 10900K vs Core i9 12900K vs Core i9 13900K + RTX 4090 - Test in 11 Games | 4K UHD(3840x2160)
00:38 Assassin's Creed Valhalla DX12, Ultra
02:37 Resident Evil Village DX12, Ultra
03:51 Call of Duty : Modern Warefare II DX12, Ultra High
05:14 Cyberpunk 2077 DX12, Ultra
06:54 Far Cry 6 DX12, Ultra
08:04 PlayerUnknown's Battleground(PUBG) DX11, Ultra
09:58 Red Dead Redemption 2 Vulkan, Ultra
12:02 Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered PC DX12, Ultra
13:39 Shadow of the Tomb Raider DX12, Ultra
15:24 Total War WarHammer III DX11, Ultra
17:45 Watch Dogs: Legion DX12, Ultra

FNOS BenchMark PC Specs
CPU: Intel Core i9 9900K
Intel Core i9 10900K
Intel Core i9 12900K
Intel Core i9 13900K
MBD: ASUS Maximus XI Hero(Z390)
ASUS Maximus XIII Hero(Z590)
ASUS PRIME Z790-A WiFi(Z790)
Memory :
SK Hynix DDR5 5600MHz 32GB(16GB x 2), CL40-39-39(12900K/ 13900K)
G.SKill Trident Z RGB DDR4 3600MHz 16GB(8GB x 2), CL16-18-18(9900K/ 10900K)
Storage: Seagate Baracuda 120 SSD 2TB
VGA: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24GB(Boost 2520MHz, FE Clock)
Driver Version: NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 526.47 WHQL
CPU Cooler: EVGA CLC280
PSU: Seasonic Prime Gold GX-1300W Full Modular
OS: MS Windows 11 Pro(21H2, Build 22000.1098)

[pooley]

I9 9900k is still a very powerful CPU, In my opinion defo no need to upgrade especially playing at higher res. So happy with my 9900k.

[DRIIC-qwus]

It is truly a wonder of the modern age that you can search for data like this and find such a comprehensive answer. Sir(s)/Madam(s), I salute you!

[bavelbenjamin]

So, only the CPU-intensive games benefit from 12th /13th gen, and it doesn't even matter if you have a 12900K or a 13900K. Very interesting! Learned a lot from this!

[sosnoolyak]

Buying 9900k a few years ago was a great decision. Thanks for the tests, I will update only the video card.

[simonrichard]

This is the test i was looking for... Huge thanks. Btw if someone wouldn't understand why this test matters: regardless if we talking about 4K, 1440p or even 1080p, if we buy an expensive GPU to play any game at Ultra the GPU will run at 100%. In this case the amount of FPS will be limited by the GPU (mostly). And this test shows we can keep our "old" CPU and just buy a new GPU if we want to keep up with the latest games. Good thing i have a 10850K and seems like it will be fine for a while... Now i just have to upgrade my GPU instead of jumping on the "always the latest gen hardware" wagon and building a new, expensive PC that would give me max 5-10% performance boost. If i put that money on the GPU i could get 80-100% boost with the same "old" CPU.

[hrod]

Very interesting. The biggest benchmark for CPU gens versus right now looks to be Spiderman. 77% GPU usage for 10900k vs 98% for higher cpu. I don't play Spiderman, at least not yet. I think I'll still be ok on 10900k 4090 for now.

[sentryfox]

Impressive the i9-9900k keeps up and uses less power!

[antiHUMANDesigns]

Some of the oddities, as well as the difference between 9/10th gen and 12/13th gen in these tests are due to the difference between DDR4 vs DDR5, I'm quite sure.

[taylorkelly]

Hmm, really thought I'd have to upgrade my 9900k if I were to go with 4090, doesn't seem AS necessary as I thought.

[ShrkeBotxD]

I'm amazed how the 12th gen seems to be ahead in frames per sec in some instances compare to 13th like wow.

[kiwivda]

Thank you! This video is awesome! I was looking for it in the whole YT since months. This is the kind of comparative we need.

[papasmurf]

The thing that stands out the most to me here that makes all the difference is the GPU more than the CPU. All 4 CPUs did a great job running these games but the Rtx 4090 doesn’t mess around, it just kicks ass and eats frames.

[warheadjcj]

Interesting thing I found is in COD2022 though the frame rate is not so different between say 9900k and 13900k, but if you look at the frame time, it's a big different in that it's much more consistent in 13900k, which in turn gives a much smoother feeling.

[jamiehavk]

Very hard to find decent bottleneck tests on YouTube for some reason so great video. Deffinetly substantial difference in 1% lows here I'd like this kind of test with different gpus like the 4080 and 4070 to see if the 1% lows are closer.

[SomeRandomGuy]

Something is wrong with your 13900k setup. You must need to update windows or check your bios settings. Major cpu clock loss. High temp.

[bobbyb]

Crazy. The 9900k has got the best power/performance ratio of the bunch. Yes, the 1% lows are not the greatest but it uses a lot less power to get still very good average framerates.

[michanus]

9900k for some years and i play all the time on 2k so my next step will be upgrading from 2080 TI to to 4080 or 4090.I don't care about 4k or more

[rozzbourn]

9900k still holding on even with pcie 3.0.

[yoshitaka]

I am currently using a 9900K on a 4K60 monitor, and have only replaced the video card from GTX1080 to RTX3080 to RTX4090.
Even though there is a difference in performance with the new CPU, it doesn't seem like there is any significant deterioration that would be fatal.
With this level of difference, I personally don't think it's worth spending money to replace CPU + memory + M/B.
I would like to continue using the 9900K+RTX4090. Thank you for the very helpful video.

*use google translate

[FreebirdKitkat]

The perfect matching graphics card for 9900k is titan rtx 24gb, or 3080 20gb . I am used 9900k and 3070 ti now .but 8g vram not enough