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€389.57
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $212
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KS 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 i9-13900KS is 373 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900KS
- Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-12500 - 348 vs 329 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 63% cheaper than Core i9-13900KS - $128.65 vs $350.96
- Up to 62% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-13900KS - $0.43 vs $1.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
FPS
348
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.12/FPS
38.39285714285714%
Price, €
€389.57
36%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-13900KS Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P + 16 E) 36MB Cache, up to 6.0 GHz
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Updated 49386 minutes ago
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
329
94.54022988505747%
Value, €/FPS
€0.43/FPS
100%
Price, €
€142.8
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for €142.8 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 49384 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2311
74.42834138486313%
Multi-Core
9079
41.58384097467137%
Intel Core i9-13900KS | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2023 | 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 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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