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£419.99
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AvailabilityMSRP $589
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AvailabilityMSRP $319
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900K 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 i9-13900K and the cheaper Core i5-13600K have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Core i9-13900K
- Performs up to 3% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i5-13600K - 558 vs 544 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13600K - 32 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Core i5-13600K
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i9-13900K - £238.45 vs £419.99
- Up to 41% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i9-13900K - £0.44 vs £0.75 per FPS
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
558
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.75/FPS
59%
Price, £
£419.99
56%
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 £419.99 on Amazon
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Updated 181 minutes ago
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
544
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.44/FPS
100%
Price, £
£238.45
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24M Cache, up to 5.1 GHz
Buy for £238.45 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 181 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-13900K | vs | Core i5-13600K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 14 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-13900K or Core i5-13600K
With selected game settings
558 FPS
£6.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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