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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900KF is 4279 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900KF
- Performs up to 18% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i5-2500K - 199 vs 168 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 32 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-13900KF - £37.72 vs £405.42
- Up to 89% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i9-13900KF - £0.22 vs £2.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-13900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
199
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.04/FPS
10.784313725490197%
Price, £
£405.42
9%
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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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
168
84.42211055276381%
Value, £/FPS
£0.22/FPS
100%
Price, £
£37.72
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
21.728893373696604%
Multi-Core
1921
9.556738470722848%
Intel Core i9-13900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-13900KF or Core i5-2500K
Assassin's Creed Valhalla, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
199 FPS
£17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,382.95
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199 FPS
£17.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
24 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,449.99
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103 FPS
£15.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,558.8
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94 FPS
£21.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,018.4
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104 FPS
£14.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,524
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199 FPS
£19.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,799
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79 FPS
£15.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,246.8
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146 FPS
£15.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,279.95
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146 FPS
£14.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,179.95
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124 FPS
£14.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,793.95
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