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£497.53
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Prices and StockMSRP $319
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MSRP $319
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KS 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 i9-13900KS is 107 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-13600K.
Advantages of Core i9-13900KS
- Performs up to 3% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i5-13600K - 238 vs 231 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13600K - 32 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Core i5-13600K
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i9-13900KS - £267.90 vs £497.53
- Up to 44% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-13900KS - £1.16 vs £2.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900KS - 125 vs 150 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
FPS
238
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.09/FPS
56%
Price, £
£497.53
53%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-13900KS, 24 (8p+16e) Cores, 32 Threads, 32 MB Cache
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In Stock
Updated 704 minutes ago
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
231
97%
Value, £/FPS
£1.16/FPS
100%
Price, £
£267.9
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 £267.9 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 704 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-13900KS | vs | Core i5-13600K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2023 | 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 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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