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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900KF is 1358 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900KF
- Performs up to 28% better in Valorant than Core i5-9400F - 986 vs 773 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 32 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-13900KF - £127.89 vs £465.99
- Up to 64% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-13900KF - £0.17 vs £0.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
986
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.47/FPS
36%
Price, £
£465.99
27%
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 i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
773
78%
Value, £/FPS
£0.17/FPS
100%
Price, £
£127.89
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz LGA1151 9M Cache BOX CPU
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Updated 122 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| 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 | 2.9 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-13900KF or Core i5-9400F
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
986 FPS
£3.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,799
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986 FPS
£3.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,699
In Stock
683 FPS
£2.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,497.6
In Stock
838 FPS
£2.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,789.2
In Stock
771 FPS
£2.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,602
In Stock
986 FPS
£3.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,699
In Stock
986 FPS
£3.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,299.95
In Stock
838 FPS
£2.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,749.95
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773 FPS
£1.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,526.4
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899 FPS
£2.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,279.95
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