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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KF 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 i9-13900KF is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600K.
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-13900KF - £194.55 vs £459.31
- Up to 56% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-13900KF - £1.13 vs £2.57 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-13900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-13900KF
- Performs up to 4% better in Halo Infinite than Core i5-12600K - 179 vs 172 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 32 vs 16 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
172
96%
Value, £/FPS
£1.13/FPS
100%
Price, £
£194.55
100%
Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
179
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.57/FPS
44%
Price, £
£459.31
42%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-13900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600K | vs | Core i9-13900KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-12600K or Core i9-13900KF
With selected game settings
92 FPS
£16.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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92 FPS
£17.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,649
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84 FPS
£24.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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151 FPS
£17.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,632.99
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130 FPS
£14.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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130 FPS
£17.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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130 FPS
£16.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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92 FPS
£15.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449.95
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130 FPS
£14.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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179 FPS
£20.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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