Rank #5 of 260S · Flagship

Is the Core i9-13900KS good for gaming?

The Core i9-13900KS is an excellent gaming processor — a Flagship chip ranked #5 of 260 in our benchmark.

Benchmark score174

Relative gaming performance (Core i5-13400 = 100).

Best GPU pairings for the Core i9-13900KS

Graphics cards that balance this CPU without bottlenecking, by target resolution.

1080p gaming

GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop

1440p gaming

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super

4K gaming

GeForce RTX 4090

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Pairings are deterministic estimates for comparison — the ideal match depends on your target resolution, frame rate and games.