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Core i5-12500E vs Core i9-13900K

Core i5-12500E vs Core i9-13900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-13900K

3.0 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-13900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-13900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz

Buy for £497.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 373 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-13900K

3.0 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-13900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-13900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz

Buy for £497.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 373 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-13900K outperforms Core i5-12500E on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-13900K is 260 days newer than Core i5-12500E.

Advantages of Core i9-13900K

  • Performs up to 9% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-12500E - 281 vs 257 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500E - 32 vs 12 threads
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Sea of Thieves

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Intel Core i5-12500E Logo
Core i5-12500E

Desktop • Jan 10th, 2022


FPS

257

91%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i9-13900K Logo
Core i9-13900K

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

281

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.77/FPS

100%

Price, £

£497.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-13900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz

Buy for £497.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 373 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

Intel Core i5-12500E Logo
Core i5-12500E

Desktop • Jan 10th, 2022

Intel Core i9-13900K Logo
Core i9-13900K

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12500E Logo
Core i5-12500E

Desktop • Jan 10th, 2022


Single-Core

2189

73%

Multi-Core

9152

46%

Intel Core i9-13900K Logo
Core i9-13900K

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2991

100%

Multi-Core

20110

100%

Intel Core i5-12500E Logo

Core i5-12500E

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Intel Core i9-13900K Logo

Core i9-13900K

Jan 10th, 2022Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Alder LakeCodenameRaptor Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
24
12Threads
32
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.0 GHz
4.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.8 GHz
Not AvailableTDP125 W
10 nmProcess Size10 nm
29.0xMultiplier
30.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-12500E or Core i9-13900K

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