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£465.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $264
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900KF is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900KF
- Performs up to 12% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-12600KF - 263 vs 235 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i9-13900KF - £148.97 vs £465.99
- Up to 64% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i9-13900KF - £0.63 vs £1.77 per FPS
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
263
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.77/FPS
35%
Price, £
£465.99
31%
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 40 minutes ago
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
235
89%
Value, £/FPS
£0.63/FPS
100%
Price, £
£148.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
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 | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-13900KF or Core i5-12600KF
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
167 FPS
£9.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,602
In Stock
213 FPS
£8.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,894.8
In Stock
263 FPS
£14.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,799
In Stock
190 FPS
£9.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,789.2
In Stock
139 FPS
£10.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,494
In Stock
263 FPS
£14.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,699
In Stock
168 FPS
£9.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,526.4
In Stock
263 FPS
£12.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,299.95
In Stock
263 FPS
£14.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,699
In Stock
213 FPS
£10.7/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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