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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900 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 i9-13900 is 1457 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900
- Performs up to 12% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-9400F - 130 vs 116 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 32 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-13900 - $112.0 vs $567.98
- Up to 78% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-13900 - $0.97 vs $4.37 per FPS
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.37/FPS
22.196796338672765%
Price, $
$567.98
19%
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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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
116
89.23076923076924%
Value, $/FPS
$0.97/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Updated 348503 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
50.773765659543116%
Multi-Core
4834
29.428954097163036%
Intel Core i9-13900 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-13900 or Core i5-9400F
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
72 FPS
$24.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,781.99
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78 FPS
$20.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,578.53
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100 FPS
$24.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,479.99
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78 FPS
$26.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,039.99
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107 FPS
$26.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,884.59
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78 FPS
$34.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,652.73
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100 FPS
$24.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,494.95
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78 FPS
$25.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,025.54
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100 FPS
$25.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,570
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78 FPS
$24.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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