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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900 is 1785 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i9-13900 - £167.06 vs £526.88
- Up to 64% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-13900 - £1.38 vs £3.87 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900
- Performs up to 12% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-8500 - 136 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
121
88%
Value, £/FPS
£1.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£167.06
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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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)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i9-13900 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i9-13900
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
88 FPS
£14.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,247.97
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55 FPS
£27.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499.99
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88 FPS
£24.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,161.99
In Stock
111 FPS
£24.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,729
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81 FPS
£28.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,310.88
In Stock
88 FPS
£22.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,938.38
In Stock
111 FPS
£38.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,249
In Stock
88 FPS
£30.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,649
In Stock
118 FPS
£28.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,395
In Stock
111 FPS
£20.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,239.96
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