Intel Core i5-13490F vs Intel Core i9-12900F

Processor comparisons   08-02-2023
   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i5-13490F vs Intel Core i9-12900F and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, rendering, streaming, programming. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like 3DMark, Blender, Prime95, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, SuperPi, PCMark 10, Handbrake, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, Gears 5, PassMark, WPrime, VeraCrypt, 7zip, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Fortnite
Cyberpunk 2077
Valheim
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Apex Legends
Watch Dogs Legion
Halo Infinite
Fallout 76
Borderlands 3
DOOM: Eternal
Red Dead Redemption 2
Overwatch
Rainbow Six Siege
Grand Theft Auto V
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Valorant
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Death Stranding
Last Man Standing

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-12900F or Intel Core i5-13490F.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-13490F

59%

Core i9-12900F

65%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-12900F is 9% better than Core i5-13490F. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-13490F

57%

Core i9-12900F

59%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.0	104.5
Valorant	114.7	118.8
Cyberpunk 2077	64.3	66.5
Apex Legends	107.9	111.6
Call of Duty Warzone	86.1	89.1
Overwatch	92.9	96.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.2	81.9
DOOM Eternal	57.4	59.4
Warzone	89.5	92.6
Assassin's Creed	96.4	99.8
Valheim	95.2	98.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-13490F

84%

Core i9-12900F

97%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-12900F is more energy efficient than the Core i5-13490F as it consumes less power: 75W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-13490F	Intel Core i9-12900F
Cinbench 15 Single-core	293	449
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2964	4734
Cinbench 20 Single-core	482	750
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6580	10524
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1674	2661
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18910	30285

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-13490F	Intel Core i9-12900F
Single-Core	1530	6936
Multi-Core	32223	51775

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-13490F	Intel Core i9-12900F
Single-Core	1895	1904
Multi-Core	12714	16188

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-13490F	Intel Core i9-12900F
Announcement date	February 07, 2023	July 21, 2021
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1700
Core name	Raptor Lake	Alder Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	13	12
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	5.1 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	10	16
Threads	16	24
Bus rate	16 GT/s	16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	12600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	75 W	65 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	4800	6400
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	9 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	30 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-12900F is 13% better than Core i5-13490F in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-12900F has 6 more core than Core i5-13490F. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-13490F is better: 4
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-12900F is better: 28
Although it should be understood that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-13490F and Intel Core i9-12900F before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-13490F - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-13490F specs and review.

Intel Core i9-12900F - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i9-12900F specs and review.