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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i5-13400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-13400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 274 days older than the cheaper Core i5-13400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 6% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-13400 - 134 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13400 - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13400
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - $201.33 vs $315.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-12900KS - $1.59 vs $2.35 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
134
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.35/FPS
67.65957446808511%
Price, $
$315
63%
FPS 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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Updated 3822 minutes ago
Core i5-13400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
127
94.77611940298507%
Value, $/FPS
$1.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$201.33
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-13400 Desktop Processor 10 cores (6 P-cores + 4 E-cores) 20MB Cache, up to 4.6 GHz
Buy for $201.33 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3823 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Core i5-13400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-13400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Single-Core
2287
84.95542347696879%
Multi-Core
10364
63.88460827220612%
Intel Core i9-12900KS | vs | Intel Core i5-13400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 5th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900KS or Core i5-13400
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
50 FPS
$20.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,015
In Stock
32 FPS
$28.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
In Stock
32 FPS
$31.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$999
In Stock
50 FPS
$26.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,329.99
In Stock
21 FPS
$59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,239
In Stock
21 FPS
$53.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
24 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,129
In Stock
21 FPS
$50.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,069
In Stock
21 FPS
$55.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,169
In Stock
21 FPS
$52.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,109
In Stock
21 FPS
$50.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,069
In Stock
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