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Intel Core i5-13500 vs Intel Core i9-9900K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2023
Intel Core i5-13500
Intel Core i5-13500
Released
Q4/2018
Overall score
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Intel Core i9-9900K
Intel Core i9-9900K

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-13500 or Intel Core i9-9900K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-13500 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz (5.20 GHz). 14 / 20 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Intel Core i9-9900K has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    441 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    6 times more cores

    14 left arrow 8
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-13500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    36 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    349 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    40 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    41 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    999 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    461 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    78 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    44 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    208 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 31% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz (5.20 GHz)

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9900K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    186 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    132 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    131 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    117 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    63 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    115 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    294 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    288 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    57 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    663 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    154 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    3 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    89 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    31 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    72 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    22 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    281 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-13500 Intel Core i5-13500
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i9
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 13000 left arrow Intel Core i 9000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 9
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-12500 left arrow --
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i9-10900K
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 770 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.45 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 9.5
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-9900K and Intel Core i5-13500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR5-5600 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-13500 and Intel Core i9-9900K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 95 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    117 W left arrow 119 W / 28 s
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-13500 and Intel Core i5-13500, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • L2-Cache
    20.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    24.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S Refresh left arrow Coffee Lake S Refresh
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • Release date
    Q1/2023 left arrow Q4/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-13500 and Intel Core i9-9900K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
742
Intel Core i5-13500
461
Intel Core i9-9900K

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