Core i5-12600K vs Core i9-13900KF

Prices and Stock
MSRP $289

Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Prices and Stock
MSRP $564

Intel Core i9-13900KF Processor 36 MB Smart Cache Box

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-13900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900KF is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600K.

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-13900KF - CA$249.00 vs CA$629.99
Up to 56% better value when playing New World than Core i9-13900KF - CA$1.77 vs CA$4.04 per FPS
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-13900KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i9-13900KF

Performs up to 11% better in New World than Core i5-12600K - 156 vs 141 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 32 vs 16 threads

This is a free version of New World.

New World

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

141

90%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.77/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$249

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for CA$249 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 290 minutes ago

Core i9-13900KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

FPS

156

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$4.04/FPS

44%

Price, CA$

CA$629.99

39%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-13900KF Processor 36 MB Smart Cache Box

Buy for CA$629.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 291 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Core i9-13900KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Very High

312

FPS

374

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Very High

356

FPS

378

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

248

FPS

265

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

High

897

FPS

960

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

218

FPS

233

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2485

85%

Multi-Core

11870

60%

Core i9-13900KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Single-Core

2919

100%

Multi-Core

19623

100%

Core i5-12600K	vs	Core i9-13900KF
Nov 4th, 2021	Release Date	Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5	Collection	Core i9
Alder Lake	Codename	Raptor Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
10	Cores	24
16	Threads	32
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.0 GHz
4.9 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.8 GHz
125 W	TDP	125 W
10 nm	Process Size	10 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	30.0x
UHD Graphics 770	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes