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Core i9-12900KS vs Core i5-13500

Core i9-12900KS vs Core i5-13500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KS

3.4 GHz | 16-core

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Buy for 311.6 on Amazon

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Intel Core i5-13500

2.5 GHz | 14-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-13500 Desktop-Prozessor 14 Kerne (6 P-cores und 8 E-cores) 24 MB Cache, bis zu 4,8 GHz

Buy for 243.03 on Amazon

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Updated 74264 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KS

3.4 GHz | 16-core

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Buy for 311.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74264 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-13500

2.5 GHz | 14-core

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-13500 Desktop-Prozessor 14 Kerne (6 P-cores und 8 E-cores) 24 MB Cache, bis zu 4,8 GHz

Buy for 243.03 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74264 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i5-13500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 274 days older than the cheaper Core i5-13500.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS

  • Performs up to 15% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-13500 - 75 vs 65 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13500 - 24 vs 20 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500

  • Up to 22% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - €243.03 vs €311.6
  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
This is a free version of Cities: Skylines II.
Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

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Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


FPS

75

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€311.6

77%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KS processor 30 MB Smart Cache Box Silber

Buy for 311.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74264 minutes ago

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Core i5-13500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

65

86.66666666666667%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€243.03

100%

Intel® Core™ i5-13500 Desktop-Prozessor 14 Kerne (6 P-cores und 8 E-cores) 24 MB Cache, bis zu 4,8 GHz

Buy for 243.03 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74264 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

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Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022

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Core i5-13500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


Single-Core

2692

100%

Multi-Core

16223

100%

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Core i5-13500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2403

89.26448736998515%

Multi-Core

12346

76.10183073414288%

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Intel Core i9-12900KS

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Intel Core i5-13500

Apr 5th, 2022Release Date
Jan 4th, 2023
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameRaptor Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores14
24
Threads20
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.8 GHz
150 WTDP
65 W
10 nmProcess Size10 nm
34.0x
Multiplier25.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
Yes
OverclockableNo

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