Core i5-11600KF vs Core i9-13900K

Prices and Stock

Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Prices and Stock
MSRP $589

Intel Core i9-13900K Desktop Processor 24 (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-13900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900K is 560 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600KF.

Advantages of Core i5-11600KF

Up to 70% cheaper than Core i9-13900K - $135.14 vs $453.06
Up to 67% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i9-13900K - $0.47 vs $1.44 per FPS

Advantages of Core i9-13900K

Performs up to 10% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-11600KF - 314 vs 286 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 32 vs 12 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Lost Ark.

Lost Ark

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i5-11600KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

286

91%

Value, €/FPS

€0.47/FPS

100%

Price, €

€135.14

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for €135.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 55 minutes ago

Core i9-13900K

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

FPS

314

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.44/FPS

33%

Price, €

€453.06

29%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-13900K Desktop Processor 24 (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked

Buy for €453.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 57 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i5-11600KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Core i9-13900K

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Ultra

149

FPS

167

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

267

FPS

394

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Very High

475

FPS

587

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

High

873

FPS

986

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

208

FPS

235

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-11600KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2196

74%

Multi-Core

8707

43%

Core i9-13900K

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Single-Core

2974

100%

Multi-Core

20148

100%

Core i5-11600KF	vs	Core i9-13900K
Mar 16th, 2021	Release Date	Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5	Collection	Core i9
Rocket Lake	Codename	Raptor Lake
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	24
12	Threads	32
3.9 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.0 GHz
4.9 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.8 GHz
125 W	TDP	125 W
14 nm	Process Size	10 nm
39.0x	Multiplier	30.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770
Yes	Overclockable	Yes