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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the more expensive Core i5-13400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 274 days older than the more expensive Core i5-13400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 5% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-13400F - 304 vs 289 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i5-13400F - $321.86 vs $899.99
- Up to 66% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i5-13400F - $1.06 vs $3.11 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13400F - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-13400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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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Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
304
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$321.86
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900KS Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.50 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-13400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13400F | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 150 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-13400F or Core i9-12900KS
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
182 FPS
$5.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,059.99
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182 FPS
$5.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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182 FPS
$6.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,139
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182 FPS
$4.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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190 FPS
$5.05/FPS
Arc A750
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$959.99
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182 FPS
$5.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
In Stock
164 FPS
$5.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$929.99
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164 FPS
$5.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$919
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182 FPS
$5.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,029
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174 FPS
$3.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$694.96
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