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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13600KF is 1074 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13600KF
- Performs up to 9% better in Halo Infinite than Core i9-10980XE - 176 vs 162 FPS
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $249.98 vs $1065.0
- Up to 78% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-10980XE - $1.42 vs $6.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13600KF - 36 vs 20 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-13600KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-13600KF Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) - Unlocked
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Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-13600KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13600KF | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 18 |
| 20 | Threads | 36 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-13600KF or Core i9-10980XE
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
76 FPS
$18.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13600KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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76 FPS
$28.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,178
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76 FPS
$15.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199
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95 FPS
$13.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-13600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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81 FPS
$17.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-13600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,413.94
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121 FPS
$18.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-13600KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,285
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76 FPS
$20.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13600KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,549.99
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89 FPS
$17.19/FPS
Arc A770
Core i5-13600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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89 FPS
$18.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-13600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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