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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $319
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13600K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13600K is 1439 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13600K - 24 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13600K
- Performs up to 14% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i9-9920X - 250 vs 220 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i9-9920X - $297.99 vs $595.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-9920X - $1.19 vs $2.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9920X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
220
88%
Value, $/FPS
$2.7/FPS
44.07407407407407%
Price, $
$595
50%
Intel Core i9-9920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC6)
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Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
250
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$297.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1413
53.02063789868669%
Multi-Core
9442
63.59105603448276%
Intel Core i9-9920X | vs | Intel Core i5-13600K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 14 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9920X or Core i5-13600K
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
206 FPS
$12.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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147 FPS
$12.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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197 FPS
$13.2/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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