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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900K is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900K
- Performs up to 7% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-12500 - 195 vs 182 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i9-13900K - €284.63 vs €819.0
- Up to 63% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i9-13900K - €1.56 vs €4.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i9-13900K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
182
93%
Value, €/FPS
€1.56/FPS
100%
Price, €
€284.63
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900K | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-13900K or Core i5-12500
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
81 FPS
€9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729.24
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95 FPS
€13.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,261.52
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86 FPS
€16.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,440.5
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45 FPS
€17.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
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45 FPS
€17.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
In Stock
45 FPS
€29.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,332.93
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68 FPS
€10.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€741.6
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68 FPS
€17.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,171.25
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111 FPS
€15.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,749
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174 FPS
€17.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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€2,989.95
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