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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-13900KF is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900KF
- Performs up to 11% better in Valorant than Core i5-12500 - 986 vs 888 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i9-13900KF - £183.66 vs £395.38
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-13900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i9-13900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz
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Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2311
77.73292970063909%
Multi-Core
9079
45.1669071190488%
Intel Core i9-13900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
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 | 3.0 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-13900KF or Core i5-12500
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
618 FPS
£1.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£972.24
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577 FPS
£1.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£757.57
In Stock
577 FPS
£1.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£836.22
In Stock
504 FPS
£2.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
In Stock
504 FPS
£2.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,180.09
In Stock
618 FPS
£2.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,265.25
In Stock
773 FPS
£1.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,349
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740 FPS
£2.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,979
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986 FPS
£3.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,299
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986 FPS
£3.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,482.95
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