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Core i9-12900 vs Core i5-13500

Core i9-12900 vs Core i5-13500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Tie

Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel Core i9-12900, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz

Buy for 412.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 244 minutes ago

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Core i5-13500

2.5 GHz | 14-core

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Intel Core i5-13500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 14 core (6 P-core + 8 E-core) Cache 24 MB, fino a 4,8 GHz

Buy for 252.05 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 244 minutes ago

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Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel Core i9-12900, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz

Buy for 412.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 244 minutes ago

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Core i5-13500

2.5 GHz | 14-core

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Intel Core i5-13500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 14 core (6 P-core + 8 E-core) Cache 24 MB, fino a 4,8 GHz

Buy for 252.05 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 244 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-13500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-13500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 365 days older than the cheaper Core i5-13500.

Advantages of Core i9-12900

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13500 - 24 vs 20 threads

Advantages of Core i5-13500

  • Up to 39% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €252.05 vs €412.39
  • Up to 39% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-12900 - €1.31 vs €2.14 per FPS
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

193

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.14/FPS

61%

Price, €

€412.39

61%

Intel Core i9-12900, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz

Buy for 412.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 244 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

193

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.31/FPS

100%

Price, €

€252.05

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-13500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 14 core (6 P-core + 8 E-core) Cache 24 MB, fino a 4,8 GHz

Buy for 252.05 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 244 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2473

100%

Multi-Core

13044

100%

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2403

97%

Multi-Core

12346

95%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Core i9-12900

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Intel Core i5-13500 Logo

Core i5-13500

Jan 4th, 2022Release Date
Jan 4th, 2023
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameRaptor Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores14
24
Threads20
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.5 GHz
5.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.8 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
10 nmProcess Size10 nm
24.0xMultiplier
25.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
Yes
OverclockableNo

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Core i9-12900 and Core i5-13500 Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

179.84

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

219

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

98

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

135

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

201.2

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

317

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

145.83

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

242.21

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

388.55

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

187.83

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.04

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

179.84

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

219

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

98

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

135

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

201.2

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

141.04

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

317

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

419.8

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

348.9

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
Intel Core i5-13600KF Logo
Core i5-13600KF

291.38

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

85

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

145.83

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

164.13

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

373.04

Intel Core i5-13500 Logo
Core i5-13500

252.05

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

81.33

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

242.21

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

388.55

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

187.83

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.04

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

141.04

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

419.8

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

348.9

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

412.39

vs
Intel Core i5-13600KF Logo
Core i5-13600KF

291.38

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