i5-13600K vs i9-12900K - Need For Speed: Payback GTX 980 - Game Performance Benchmarks

GTX 980 with Intel Core i5-13600K

Need For Speed: Payback

GTX 980 with Intel Core i9-12900K

i5-13600K i9-12900K

Multi-Thread Performance

21168 Pts

28791 Pts

Single-Thread Performance

4308 Pts

3903 Pts

Need For Speed: Payback

i5-13600K vs i9-12900K in Need For Speed: Payback using GTX 980 - CPU Performance comparison at Ultra, High, Medium, and Low Quality Settings with 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K resolutions

i5-13600K i9-12900K

Ultra Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	90.2 FPS
1080p	88.4 FPS
1440p	57.8 FPS
1440p	57.3 FPS
2160p	40.0 FPS
2160p	39.6 FPS
w1440p	52.3 FPS
w1440p	51.8 FPS

High Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	144.4 FPS
1080p	142.0 FPS
1440p	99.0 FPS
1440p	98.3 FPS
2160p	72.2 FPS
2160p	71.6 FPS
w1440p	90.9 FPS
w1440p	90.1 FPS

Medium Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	198.7 FPS
1080p	195.6 FPS
1440p	140.2 FPS
1440p	139.2 FPS
2160p	104.4 FPS
2160p	103.5 FPS
w1440p	129.5 FPS
w1440p	128.5 FPS

Low Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	307.2 FPS
1080p	302.8 FPS
1440p	222.6 FPS
1440p	221.1 FPS
2160p	168.8 FPS
2160p	167.5 FPS
w1440p	206.6 FPS
w1440p	205.1 FPS

i5-13600K

For some games, a cpu with a higher clock speed, or in a technical name IPC (Instructions per clock), has better results than other CPU's with higher core count and lower core speed.

i9-12900K

The i9-12900K has higher Level 2 Cache. Data/instructions which have to be processed can be loaded from the fast L2 and the CPU does not have to wait for the very slow DDR RAM
The i9-12900K has higher Level 3 Cache. This is useful when you have substantial multiprocessing workloads, many computationally intense simultaneous processes. More likely on a server, less on a personally used computer for interactive desktop workloads.
The i9-12900K has more cores. The benefit of having more cores is that the system can handle more threads. Each core can handle a separate stream of data. This architecture greatly increases the performance of a system that is running concurrent applications.
The i9-12900K has more threads. Larger programs are divided into threads (small sections) so that the processor can execute them simultaneously to get faster execution.

Compare i5-13600K vs i9-12900K specifications

i5-13600K vs i9-12900K Architecture

	i5-13600K	i9-12900K
Codename	Raptor Lake-S	Alder Lake
ECC Memory	Yes	No
Generation	Core i5 (Raptor Lake)	Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Market	Desktop	Desktop
Memory Support	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel	DDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel
PCI-Express	Gen 5, 20 Lanes(CPU only)	Gen 4, 20 Lanes (CPU only)
Part#	SRMBD	unknown
Production Status	Active	Active
Release Date	Sep 27th, 2022	Nov 4th, 2021

i5-13600K vs i9-12900K Cache

	i5-13600K	i9-12900K
Cache L1	80K (per core)	64K (per core)
Cache L2	2MB (per core)	14MB (shared)
Cache L3	24MB (shared)	30MB (shared)

i5-13600K vs i9-12900K Cores

	i5-13600K	i9-12900K
# of Cores	14	16
# of Threads	20	24
Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770	UHD Graphics 770
SMP # CPUs	1	1

i5-13600K vs i9-12900K Performance

	i5-13600K	i9-12900K
Base Clock	100 MHz	100 MHz
Frequency	3.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Multiplier	35.0x	32.0x
Multiplier Unlocked	Yes	Yes
TDP	125 W	125 W
Turbo Clock	up to 5.1 GHz	up to 5.2 GHz

i5-13600K vs i9-12900K Physical

	i5-13600K	i9-12900K
Die Size	257 mm²	unknown
Foundry	Intel	Intel
Package	FC-LGA16A	FC-LGA1700
Process Size	10 nm	10 nm
Socket	Intel Socket 1700	Intel Socket 1700
tCaseMax	72°C	72°C
tJMax	100°C	100°C