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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13500 is 1538 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13500 - 32 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 11% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i9-9960X - 244 vs 220 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $244.85 vs $1579.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-9960X - $1.0 vs $7.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
220
90.1639344262295%
Value, $/FPS
$7.18/FPS
13.92757660167131%
Price, $
$1579
15%
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
244
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1/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
Badass
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1378
57.344985434873074%
Multi-Core
9994
80.94929531832172%
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 14 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9960X or Core i5-13500
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
60 FPS
$18.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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