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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $242
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MSRP in USD: $242
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13500 is 891 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 23% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-10850K - 504 vs 411 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - $244.85 vs $286.0
- Up to 30% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-10850K - $0.49 vs $0.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
504
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$244.85
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-13500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10850K | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 14 |
| 20 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10850K or Core i5-13500
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
280 FPS
$3.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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258 FPS
$7.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,059.99
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258 FPS
$8.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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304 FPS
$14.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$4,388.88
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288 FPS
$26.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$7,499.99
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242 FPS
$7.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,739.99
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290 FPS
$8.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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219 FPS
$8.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,849.99
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288 FPS
$24.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$6,999.99
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288 FPS
$6.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,969
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