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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-13900K is 1686 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900K
- Performs up to 19% better in Battlefield IV than Core i5-8500 - 492 vs 414 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-13900K - £126.66 vs £376.36
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-13900K Desktop Processor 24 (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked
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Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
46.63752521856086%
Multi-Core
4844
24.04208854476871%
Intel Core i9-13900K | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-13900K or Core i5-8500
Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
492 FPS
£6.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,250.02
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492 FPS
£7.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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415 FPS
£7.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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