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$143.57
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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Prices and StockMSRP $549
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MSRP $549
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900 is 365 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-13900 - $143.57 vs $501.80
- Up to 70% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-13900 - $0.44 vs $1.48 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-13900
- Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-12400 - 338 vs 326 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 32 vs 12 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
326
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$143.57
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
Buy for $143.57 on Amazon
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Intel Core i9-13900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36MB Cache, up to 5.6 GHz
Buy for $501.8 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1419 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400 | vs | Core i9-13900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-12400 or Core i9-13900
With selected game settings
279 FPS
$7.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,074.13
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279 FPS
$9.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,787
In Stock
192 FPS
$9.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,847
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180 FPS
$5.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$926.7
In Stock
202 FPS
$4.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$812.41
In Stock
251 FPS
$7.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-13900
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,990
In Stock
178 FPS
$5.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$919.99
In Stock
229 FPS
$10.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,306.99
In Stock
229 FPS
$8.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-13900
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999
In Stock
192 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,619
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Laptops Using Core i5-12400 or Core i9-13900
With selected game settings
228 FPS
$4.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$969.99
In Stock
241 FPS
$6.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
In Stock
228 FPS
$5.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,344.99
In Stock
241 FPS
$9.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
In Stock
241 FPS
$9.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,281.3
In Stock
228 FPS
$7.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,785
In Stock
241 FPS
$5.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
In Stock
228 FPS
$5.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199
In Stock
241 FPS
$7.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,878.12
In Stock
285 FPS
$8.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,519
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