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£257.21
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900KS is 352 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-13900KS - £257.21 vs £533.99
- Up to 47% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-13900KS - £2.01 vs £3.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900KS
- Performs up to 9% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-12600 - 140 vs 128 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 32 vs 12 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
128
91%
Value, £/FPS
£2.01/FPS
100%
Price, £
£257.21
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 143 minutes ago
Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
FPS
140
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.81/FPS
52%
Price, £
£533.99
48%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-13900KS, 24 (8p+16e) Cores, 32 Threads, 32 MB Cache
Buy for £533.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 143 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | Intel Core i9-13900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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