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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $564
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MSRP in USD: $564
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900KF is 1358 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-13900KF - $85.0 vs $471.42
- Up to 78% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i9-13900KF - $0.41 vs $1.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900KF
- Performs up to 23% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-9400F - 255 vs 208 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 32 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
255
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.85/FPS
22%
Price, $
$471.42
18%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-13900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) - Unlocked
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i9-13900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i9-13900KF
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
173 FPS
$11.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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173 FPS
$12.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,202.82
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154 FPS
$11.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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219 FPS
$11.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,599.99
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141 FPS
$12.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,699.99
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173 FPS
$10.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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71 FPS
$14.77/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,049
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255 FPS
$14.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,699
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195 FPS
$16.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,296.99
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71 FPS
$14.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,009
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