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CA$409
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-13500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 426 days older than the more expensive Core i5-13500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-13500 - 301 vs 293 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-13500 - CA$409.0 vs CA$490.08
- Up to 19% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i5-13500 - CA$1.36 vs CA$1.67 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13500 - 24 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
301
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.36/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$409
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Intel Core i5-13500 2.50GHz 14 Cores LGA1700 Desktop Processor Boxed (Raptor Lake) (BX8071513500)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 14 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Core i5-13500
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
301 FPS
CA$24.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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206 FPS
CA$10.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,169.09
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