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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900K is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600K.
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i9-13900K - £194.79 vs £431.03
- Up to 53% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i9-13900K - £0.86 vs £1.83 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-13900K
- Performs up to 4% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i5-12600K - 236 vs 227 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 32 vs 16 threads
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
227
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.86/FPS
100%
Price, £
£194.79
100%
Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
Buy for £194.79 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 442 minutes ago
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
236
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.83/FPS
47%
Price, £
£431.03
45%
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 £431.03 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 442 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600K | vs | Core i9-13900K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
| 10 | Cores | 24 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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