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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-13600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-13600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900 is 99 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-13600K.
Advantages of Core i5-13600K
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i9-13900 - £283.33 vs £568.99
- Up to 50% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-13900 - £1.91 vs £3.82 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-13900
- Performs up to 1% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-13600K - 149 vs 148 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-13600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
148
99%
Value, £/FPS
£1.91/FPS
100%
Price, £
£283.33
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24M Cache, up to 5.1 GHz
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Intel Core 13th Generation i9-13900 Desktop Processor (24 Core (8 P-Core + 16 E-Core), 36 MB Cache, up to 5.6 GHz, LGA1700, Intel UHD Graphics 770)
Buy for £568.99 on Amazon
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Updated 285 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-13600K | vs | Core i9-13900 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 24 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-13600K or Core i9-13900
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