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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13600K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13600K is 880 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Core i9-10900
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-13600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-13600K
- Performs up to 13% better in No Man's Sky than Core i9-10900 - 205 vs 182 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - £267.90 vs £639.38
- Up to 63% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i9-10900 - £1.31 vs £3.51 per FPS
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
205
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.31/FPS
100%
Price, £
£267.9
100%
FPS and 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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Updated 862 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900 | vs | Core i5-13600K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 14 |
| 20 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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