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£495.49
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900K is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900K
- Performs up to 13% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-12400 - 167 vs 148 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i9-13900K - £246.32 vs £495.49
- Up to 44% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-13900K - £1.66 vs £2.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
167
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.97/FPS
55%
Price, £
£495.49
49%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-13900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 142 minutes ago
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
148
88%
Value, £/FPS
£1.66/FPS
100%
Price, £
£246.32
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 2.5GHz LGA1700 Box
Buy for £246.32 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 142 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900K | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-13900K or Core i5-12400
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
102 FPS
£15.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,588.88
In Stock
167 FPS
£20.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,399.96
In Stock
167 FPS
£19.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,300
In Stock
166 FPS
£19.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,284.53
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