i5-13600K vs i9-13900K - The Last of Us Part I GTX 980 - Game Performance Benchmarks

GTX 980 with Intel Core i5-13600K

The Last of Us Part I

GTX 980 with Intel Core i9-13900K

i5-13600K i9-13900K

Multi-Thread Performance

21168 Pts

34549 Pts

Single-Thread Performance

4308 Pts

4683 Pts

The Last of Us Part I

i5-13600K vs i9-13900K in The Last of Us Part I using GTX 980 - CPU Performance comparison at Ultra, High, Medium, and Low Quality Settings with 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K resolutions

i5-13600K i9-13900K

Ultra Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	32.6 FPS
1080p	33.0 FPS
1440p	22.1 FPS
1440p	22.2 FPS
2160p	11.6 FPS
2160p	11.6 FPS
w1440p	18.0 FPS
w1440p	18.1 FPS

High Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	60.5 FPS
1080p	61.1 FPS
1440p	43.2 FPS
1440p	43.3 FPS
2160p	24.5 FPS
2160p	24.5 FPS
w1440p	36.1 FPS
w1440p	36.3 FPS

Medium Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	88.4 FPS
1080p	89.3 FPS
1440p	64.2 FPS
1440p	64.5 FPS
2160p	37.4 FPS
2160p	37.4 FPS
w1440p	54.2 FPS
w1440p	54.4 FPS

Low Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	144.2 FPS
1080p	145.6 FPS
1440p	106.3 FPS
1440p	106.7 FPS
2160p	63.3 FPS
2160p	63.3 FPS
w1440p	90.3 FPS
w1440p	90.7 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.

i9-13900K

The i9-13900K 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 i9-13900K 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 i9-13900K 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 i9-13900K specifications

i5-13600K vs i9-13900K Architecture

	i5-13600K	i9-13900K
Chipsets	Z690, Z790	Z690, Z790
Codename	Raptor Lake-S	Raptor Lake-S
DDR4 Speed	3200 MT/s	3200 MT/s
DDR5 Speed	5600 MT/s	5600 MT/s
ECC Memory	Yes	Yes
Generation	Core i5 (Raptor Lake)	Core i9 (Raptor Lake)
Launch MSRP	$319	$589
Market	Desktop	Desktop
Memory Support	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
PCI-Express	Gen 5, 20 Lanes(CPU only)	Gen 5, 20 Lanes(CPU only)
Part#	SRMBD	SRMBH
Production Status	Active	Active
Release Date	Sep 27th, 2022	Sep 27th, 2022
Retail Launch	Oct 20th, 2022	Oct 20th, 2022

i5-13600K vs i9-13900K Cache

	i5-13600K	i9-13900K
Cache L1	80K (per core)	80K (per core)
Cache L2	2MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
Cache L3	24MB (shared)	36MB (shared)
E-Core L1	96K (per core)	96K (per core)
E-Core L2	4MB (per module)	4MB (per module)

i5-13600K vs i9-13900K Cores

	i5-13600K	i9-13900K
# of Cores	14	24
# of Threads	20	32
Hybrid Cores	P-Cores: 6 E-Cores: 8	P-Cores: 8 E-Cores: 16
Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770	UHD Graphics 770
SMP # CPUs	1	1

i5-13600K vs i9-13900K Performance

	i5-13600K	i9-13900K
Base Clock	100 MHz	100 MHz
E-Core Frequency	2.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
E-Core Turbo Clock	up to 3.9 GHz	up to 4.3 GHz
Frequency	3.5 GHz	3 GHz
Multiplier	35.0x	30.0x
Multiplier Unlocked	Yes	Yes
PL1	181 W	253 W
PL2	181 W	253 W
PL2 Tau Limit	Unlimited	Unlimited
TDP	125 W	125 W
Turbo Clock	up to 5.1 GHz	up to 5.8 GHz

i5-13600K vs i9-13900K Physical

	i5-13600K	i9-13900K
Die Size	257 mm²	257 mm²
Foundry	Intel	Intel
Package	FC-LGA16A	FC-LGA16A
Process Size	10 nm	10 nm
Socket	Intel Socket 1700	Intel Socket 1700
tCaseMax	72°C	72°C
tJMax	100°C	100°C