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€265
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13600K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13600K is 266 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Rust than Core i9-12900F - 254 vs 248 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - €265.0 vs €364.99
- Up to 29% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-12900F - €1.04 vs €1.47 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
254
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.04/FPS
100%
Price, €
€265
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-13600K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 14 core (6 P-core + 8 E-core) Cache 24 M, fino a 5,1 GHz
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Updated 61 minutes ago
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
248
97.63779527559055%
Value, €/FPS
€1.47/FPS
70.74829931972789%
Price, €
€364.99
72%
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz
Buy for €364.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 61 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2539
95.2720450281426%
Multi-Core
13890
93.54795258620689%
Intel Core i5-13600K | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-13600K or Core i9-12900F
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
154 FPS
€8.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-13600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,249
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148 FPS
€10.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,619
In Stock
132 FPS
€9.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,248
In Stock
154 FPS
€10.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,599
In Stock
132 FPS
€7.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-13600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,045
In Stock
199 FPS
€8.89/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,769
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