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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900 is 1785 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-13900 - $159.99 vs $567.98
- Up to 68% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-13900 - $1.32 vs $4.18 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900
- Performs up to 12% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-8500 - 136 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
121
88.97058823529412%
Value, $/FPS
$1.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
136
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.18/FPS
31.578947368421055%
Price, $
$567.98
28%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-13900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36MB Cache, up to 5.6 GHz
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Updated 349039 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
51.10537951363301%
Multi-Core
4844
29.48983319128211%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i9-13900 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| 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 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i9-13900
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
81 FPS
$22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,781.99
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88 FPS
$17.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,578.53
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111 FPS
$22.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,479.99
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88 FPS
$23.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,039.99
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118 FPS
$24.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,884.59
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88 FPS
$30.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,652.73
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111 FPS
$22.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,494.95
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88 FPS
$23.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,025.54
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111 FPS
$23.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,570
In Stock
88 FPS
$21.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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