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£465.99
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900KF is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900KF
- Performs up to 9% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-12600K - 271 vs 248 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i9-13900KF - £199.62 vs £465.99
- Up to 53% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i9-13900KF - £0.8 vs £1.72 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-13900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
271
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.72/FPS
46%
Price, £
£465.99
42%
FPS Winner
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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Updated 149 minutes ago
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
248
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.8/FPS
100%
Price, £
£199.62
100%
Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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In Stock
Updated 149 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-13900KF or Core i5-12600K
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
271 FPS
£14.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,799
In Stock
271 FPS
£13.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,699
In Stock
201 FPS
£7.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,497.6
In Stock
246 FPS
£7.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,789.2
In Stock
227 FPS
£7.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,602
In Stock
271 FPS
£13.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,699
In Stock
271 FPS
£12.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,299.95
In Stock
246 FPS
£7.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,749.95
In Stock
228 FPS
£6.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,526.4
In Stock
261 FPS
£8.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,279.95
In Stock
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