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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 i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900 is 1538 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-13900 - £188.88 vs £526.88
- Up to 57% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-13900 - £0.24 vs £0.56 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900
- Performs up to 22% better in Valorant than Core i5-9400 - 946 vs 773 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 32 vs 6 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
773
81%
Value, £/FPS
£0.24/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
Value Winner
Processor core i5 lga 1151 intel bx80684i59400 hexa core i5-9400
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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
High
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i9-13900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 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 |
2.9 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 |
29.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400 or Core i9-13900
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
709 FPS
£1.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,247.97
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709 FPS
£3.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,161.99
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562 FPS
£2.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499.99
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709 FPS
£2.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,885.58
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813 FPS
£5.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,249
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813 FPS
£3.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,729
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676 FPS
£3.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,287.68
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847 FPS
£4.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,395
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813 FPS
£4.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,997.99
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676 FPS
£1.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,348.14
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