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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13600K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13600K is 560 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900K.
Advantages of Core i5-13600K
- Performs up to 4% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-11900K - 133 vs 128 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - $230.00 vs $335.00
- Up to 34% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-11900K - $1.73 vs $2.62 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900K - 20 vs 16 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Chipset) 125W
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Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
133
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$230
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900K | vs | Core i5-13600K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 14 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-11900K or Core i5-13600K
With selected game settings
51 FPS
$31.37/FPS
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Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$42.27/FPS
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$60.58/FPS
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16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$56.03/FPS
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44 FPS
$46.8/FPS
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$59.2/FPS
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$42.68/FPS
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