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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13500 is 1352 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 13% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-9900 - 125 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $244.85 vs $339.0
- Up to 36% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-9900 - $1.96 vs $3.05 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 20 vs 16 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.96/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
Ultra
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900 | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 14 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900 or Core i5-13500
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
58 FPS
$15.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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