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Core i9-12900K vs Core i5-13400F

Core i9-12900K vs Core i5-13400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Tie

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 251.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6345 minutes ago

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Core i5-13400F

2.5 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS

Buy for 765.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6344 minutes ago

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Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 251.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6345 minutes ago

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FPS Tie

Core i5-13400F

2.5 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS

Buy for 765.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6344 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-13400F 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 i5-13400F.

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Up to 67% cheaper than Core i5-13400F - $251.35 vs $765.76
  • Up to 67% better value when playing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i5-13400F - $1.05 vs $3.19 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13400F - 24 vs 16 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-13400F doesn't have integrated graphics
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This is a free version of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2.
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

240

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.05/FPS

100%

Price, €

€251.35

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 251.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6345 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

240

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.19/FPS

33%

Price, €

€765.76

32%

Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS

Buy for 765.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6344 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2290

87%

Multi-Core

10745

70%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

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Intel Core i5-13400F Logo

Core i5-13400F

Nov 4th, 2021
Jan 4th, 2023
Core i9Core i5
Alder LakeRaptor Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
16
10
24
16
3.2 GHz
2.5 GHz
5.2 GHz
4.6 GHz
125 WNot Available
10 nm10 nm
32.0x
25.0x
UHD Graphics 770
None
Yes
No

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Popular Core i9-12900K and Core i5-13400F Comparisons

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Core i9-12900K

251.35

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Ryzen 5 7600X

180.17

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

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Ryzen 5 5600X

108.01

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

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Ryzen 5 7600X

180.17

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

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Ryzen 7 7700X

251.31

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

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Ryzen 5 5600X

108.01

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

130.02

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

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Ryzen 7 7700X

251.31

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

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Ryzen 5 5500

75.09

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

130.02

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

75.09

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

166.67

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

166.67

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

158.51

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

158.51

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

175.68

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

175.68

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

296.35

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

296.35

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.19

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

104.26

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.19

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

104.26

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

114.41

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

114.41

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

446.27

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

446.27

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

265.72

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

265.72

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

154.95

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

129.56

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

154.95

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

114.41

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

129.56

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

117.12

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

114.41

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

117.12

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

279.28

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

279.28

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

375.64

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

375.64

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

246.11

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

288.28

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

246.11

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

288.28

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

229.73

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

390.09

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

229.73

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.13

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

390.09

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.13

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