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£204.54
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Prices and StockMSRP $589
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MSRP $589
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 Core i5-12500
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-13900K - £204.54 vs £433.15
- Up to 50% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-13900K - £1.55 vs £3.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-13900K
- Performs up to 5% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-12500 - 139 vs 132 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
132
95%
Value, £/FPS
£1.55/FPS
100%
Price, £
£204.54
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz
Buy for £204.54 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 316 minutes ago
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
139
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.12/FPS
50%
Price, £
£433.15
47%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-13900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz
Buy for £433.15 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 316 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500 | vs | Core i9-13900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Laptops Using Core i5-12500 or Core i9-13900K
With selected game settings
50 FPS
£20/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£999.99
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67 FPS
£12.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£848.73
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76 FPS
£12.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£954.5
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50 FPS
£26.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
In Stock
50 FPS
£22.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,117.72
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76 FPS
£15.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,143.07
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