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AvailabilityMSRP $196
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MSRP $196
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13400F outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-13400F is 1538 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900X.
Advantages of Core i9-9900X
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i5-13400F - $350.00 vs $899.99
- Up to 57% better value when playing Battlefield V than Core i5-13400F - $1.44 vs $3.35 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13400F - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i5-13400F
- Performs up to 11% better in Battlefield V than Core i9-9900X - 269 vs 243 FPS
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
243
90%
Value, $/FPS
$1.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$350
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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Core i5-13400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
269
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.35/FPS
43%
Price, $
$899.99
38%
FPS Winner
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-13400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900X | vs | Core i5-13400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 10 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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