Intel Core i5-13400F desktop CPU in review: Economical and inexpensive 10-core processor for gaming and working

Good all-rounder! Intel is gradually expanding the current CPU line-up of Raptor Lake processors without the K suffix. The Intel Core i5-13400F offers a total of up to 16 threads, which are divided into 6P and 4E cores, which strongly resembles an Intel Core i5-12600K at first glance. You can find out what the new CPU can do in this review with numerous benchmarks.

Sebastian Bade, ✓ Brian Burriston (translated by DeepL / Ninh Duy), Published 01/21/2023 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 ...

Intel launched the hybrid CPU architecture with the Alder Lake series, which combines the so-called P and E cores under one heat spreader. The E-cores have been omitted from the entry-level CPUs so far, which mainly affected the multi-thread performance. With the 13th Core generation, Intel has finally given the Core i5-13400F 4 more E-cores in addition to the 6 P-cores. Thus, it is now on par with an Intel Core i5-12600K of the Alder Lake series. Nevertheless, these two models differ strongly in their power consumption. However, only a few percentage points separate the two models in terms of performance, which we can reveal at this point.

Intel Alder-Lake and Intel Raptor-Lake both share the socket 1700 as a substructure. Thus, all new processors can also be run on the older 600 chip sets. Nevertheless, a BIOS update should be carried out beforehand so that the latest processors are recognized and properly supported. Speaking of Alder-Lake and Raptor-Lake: The Intel Core i5-13400F can be optionally available in B0 or C0 stepping. The B0-stepping refers to a Raptor-Lake DIE, whereas an Alder-Lake DIE is under the heat spreader in the C0-stepping.

In the following table, we have compiled the most important representatives of the new Raptor Lake S family for you. More details about the Intel Core i5-13400F can be found here.

Intel's Core processors in comparison

Model	Cores / Threads	Clock P-Core / Turbo	Clock E-Core / Turbo	Cache L2 + L3	Graphics	PBP	MTB	Price (MSRP)
Core i9-13900K	24 (8P + 16E) /32	3.0 GHz / 5.8 GHz	2.2 GHz / 4.3 GHz	32 + 36 MB	UHD 770	125 Watt	253 Watt	$ 589
Core i9-13900KF	16 (8P + 16E) /32	3.0 GHz / 5.8 GHz	2.2 GHz / 4.3 GHz	32 + 36 MB	-	125 Watt	253 Watt	$ 564
Core i9-12900K	16 (8P + 8E) /24	3.2 GHz / 5.1 GHz	2.4 GHz / 3.9 GHz	14 + 30 MB	UHD 770	125 Watt	241 Watt	$ 589
Core i9-12900KF	16 (8P + 8E) /24	3.2 GHz / 5.1 GHz	2.4 GHz / 3.9 GHz	14 + 30 MB	-	125 Watt	241 Watt	$ 564

Core i7-13700K	16 (8P + 8E) /24	3.4 GHz / 5.4 GHz	2.5 GHz / 4.2 GHz	24 + 30 MB	UHD 770	125 Watt	253 Watt	$ 409
Core i7-13700KF	16 (8P + 8E) /24	3.4 GHz / 5.4 GHz	2.5 GHz / 4.2 GHz	24 + 30 MB	-	125 Watt	253 Watt	$ 384
Core i7-12700K	12 (8P + 4E) /20	3.6 GHz / 4.9 GHz	2.7 GHz / 3.8 GHz	12 + 25 MB	UHD 770	125 Watt	190 Watt	$ 409
Core i7-12700KF	12 (8P + 4E) /20	3.6 GHz / 4.9 GHz	2.7 GHz / 3.8 GHz	12 + 25 MB	-	125 Watt	190 Watt	$ 384

Core i5-13600K	14 (6P + 8E) /20	3.5 GHz / 5.1 GHz	2.6 GHz / 3.9 GHz	20 + 24 MB	UHD 770	125 Watt	181 Watt	$ 319
Core i5-13600KF	14 (6P + 8E) /20	3.5 GHz / 5.1 GHz	2.6 GHz / 3.9 GHz	20 + 24 MB	-	125 Wat	181 Watt	$ 294
Core i5-12600K	10 (6P + 4E) /16	3.7 GHz / 4.9 GHz	2.8 GHz / 3.6 GHz	9.5 + 20 MB	UHD 770	125 Watts	150 Watts	$ 289
Core i5-12600KF	10 (6P + 4E) /16	3.7 GHz / 4.9 GHz	2.8 GHz / 3.6 GHz	9.5 + 20 MB	-	125 Watt	150 Watt	$ 264
Core i5-13400F	10 (6P + 4E) /16	2.5 GHz / 4.6 GHz	1.8 GHz / 3.3 GHz	9.5 + 20 MB	-	65 Watt	148Watt	$ 196
Core i5-12400F	6 (6P + 0E) /12	2.5 GHz / 4.4 GHz	-	7.5 + 18 MB	-	65 Watt	117 Watt	$ 194

Details about our test system

Streacom BC1 V2 Open Benchtable
Intel Core i5-13400F
Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero (BIOS v2204)
Custom-Loop Watercooling (Pump: Alphacool Aquastream XT Ultra, Radiator: EK MO-RA3 420 LT BLACK)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition (driver: 528.02)
EVGA SuperNOVA P+ 1600W
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 (2x 16 GB - DDR5-5200 MT/s)
Intel Optane 905p (480 GB system + benchmarks)
Western Digital SN720 (Games)
Microsoft Windows 11 Professional 64-bit (version 22H2)

Test conditions - Z690 still usable after BIOS update

We continue to use the Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero as the base for this test, which has already been our choice since the introduction of the Alder-Lake processors. After some problems, which we experienced during our test with the Intel Core i9-13900K, there were no complications with Intel Core i5-13400F. The latest BIOS v2204 was installed in order to boot the Intel Core i5-13400F. Fortunately, the Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero offers the possibility to update the BIOS without CPU and RAM.

All tests were performed with the latest BIOS and enabled XMP1 profile. In addition, all power limit restrictions were disabled to access the full performance of the processors.

Processor benchmarks

Unfortunately, we cannot make a direct performance comparison with the Intel Core i5-12400F at this point. However, we have many other processors in our database that can be used as a reference. Thus, we see a minimal advantage for the Intel Core i5-13400F compared to an Intel Core i7-12700F. On average, the Intel Core i5-13400F can achieve a better result, although the missing threads definitely lead to a worse score in individual tests. We see an almost identical picture in the direct comparison with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. Like the Intel Core i5-13400F, the latter offers 16 threads, but can score better in the pure multi-thread benchmarks.

If you need more performance, you can go for an Intel Core i5-13600K. There is about 20 percent more performance here. The same performance increase can also be achieved with an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X.

More benchmarks about the processors can be found here.

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	74.5 pt
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	62.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	62.5 pt
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	55.8 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	54.4 pt
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	53.2 pt
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	52.1 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	50 pt
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	44.7 pt

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	327 Points +30%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	314 Points +25%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	289 Points +15%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	275 Points +9%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	271 Points +8%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	266 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	254 Points +1%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	252 Points
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	210 Points -17%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	6191 Points +162%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	3643 Points +54%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	3191 (3116.72^min - 3191.32^max) Points +35%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	2616 Points +11%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	2610 Points +10%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	2555 Points +8%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	2364 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	1968 Points -17%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	1574 Points -33%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	828 Points +23%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	775 Points +15%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	772 Points +15%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	734 Points +9%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	726 Points +8%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	672 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	625 Points -7%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	601 Points -11%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	502 Points -25%
CPU (Multi Core)
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	15181 Points +149%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	9265 Points +52%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	7617 Points +25%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	6692 Points +10%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	6091 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	6068 Points 0%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	5786 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	4567 Points -25%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	3945 Points -35%

Cinebench R23
Single Core
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	2267 Points +30%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	2010 Points +15%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	1986 Points +14%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	1907 Points +9%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	1898 Points +9%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	1744 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	1554 Points -11%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	1541 Points -12%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	1339 Points -23%
Multi Core
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	40103 Points +152%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	24268 Points +53%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	19509 Points +23%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	17491 Points +10%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	15911 Points
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	15291 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	15241 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	11838 Points -26%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	10235 Points -36%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	3.92 Points +28%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	3.71 Points +21%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	3.48 Points +14%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	3.31 Points +8%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	3.28 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	3.09 Points +1%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	3.06 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	2.95 Points -4%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	2.23 Points -27%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	70.78 Points +158%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	42.38 Points +54%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	36.06 Points +31%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	33.5 Points +22%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	30.01 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	29.31 Points +7%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	27.46 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	21.75 Points -21%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	17.65 Points -36%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	290.2 Seconds * -41%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	260.2 Seconds * -26%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	212 Seconds * -3%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	206 Seconds *
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	196.8 Seconds * +4%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	189.5 Seconds * +8%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	160 Seconds * +22%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	135 Seconds * +34%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	80 Seconds * +61%

wPrime 2.10
32m
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	4.725 s * -45%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	4.085 s * -25%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	3.891 s * -19%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	3.268 s *
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	3.037 s * +7%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	2.953 s * +10%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	2.527 s * +23%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	2.154 s * +34%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	1.818 s * +44%
1024m
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	367.879 s *
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	202.7 s * +45%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	177.592 s * +52%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	128.309 s * +65%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	117.2 s * +68%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	113.9 s * +69%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	86.1 s * +77%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	79.738 s * +78%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	61.148 s * +83%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	412 (410^min - 417^max) fps +31%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	388 (386^min - 388^max) fps +23%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	373.5 (363^min - 381^max) fps +19%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	339 (338^min - 341^max) fps +8%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	333.5 (332^min - 336^max) fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	320 (319^min - 321^max) fps +2%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	314.5 (314^min - 315^max) fps
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	296.5 (296^min - 315^max) fps -6%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	258 (253^min - 261^max) fps -18%
Pass 2
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	267 (266^min - 271^max) fps +95%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	199 (198.5^min - 199.4^max) fps +45%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	181.2 (181^min - 181.4^max) fps +32%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	152 (151^min - 152^max) fps +11%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	148 (147^min - 148^max) fps +8%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	136.85 (136.5^min - 137.1^max) fps
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	118.55 (118.5^min - 134.7^max) fps -13%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	117 (117^min - 117^max) fps -15%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	91.5 (88.4^min - 92^max) fps -33%

WinRAR - Result
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	15604 KB/s +81%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	14879 KB/s +73%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	14836 KB/s +72%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	13282 KB/s +54%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	10937 KB/s +27%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	8695 KB/s +1%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	8602 KB/s
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	7147 KB/s -17%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	6239 KB/s -27%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	27 GB/s +121%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	18.8 GB/s +54%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	17.5 GB/s +43%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	15 GB/s +23%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	12.8 GB/s +5%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	12.2 GB/s
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	10.7 GB/s -12%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	8.7 GB/s -29%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	3.3 GB/s -73%
Twofish Mean 100MB
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	5.4 GB/s +170%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	3.1 GB/s +55%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	2.8 GB/s +40%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	2.3 GB/s +15%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	2.2 GB/s +10%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	2 GB/s 0%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	2 GB/s
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	1.5 GB/s -25%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	1.4 GB/s -30%
Serpent Mean 100MB
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	3 GB/s +173%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	1.7 GB/s +55%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	1.5 GB/s +36%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	1.4 GB/s +27%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	1.3 GB/s +18%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	1.3 GB/s +18%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	1.1 GB/s
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	0.938 GB/s -15%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	0.836 GB/s -24%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	24157 Points +100%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	16651 Points +38%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	14373 Points +19%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	12797 Points +6%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	12095 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	11354 Points -6%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	10126 Points -16%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	8980 Points -26%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	7681 Points -36%
Single-Core
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	2290 Points +28%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	2218 Points +24%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	1967 Points +10%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	1904 Points +6%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	1792 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	1665 Points -7%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	1657 Points -8%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	1590 Points -11%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	1575 Points -12%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	24021 Points +100%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	16635 Points +39%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	14215 Points +18%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	12746 Points +6%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	12009 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	11246 Points -6%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	10249 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	8926 Points -26%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	7679 Points -36%
5.0 Single-Core
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	2214 Points +29%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	2123 Points +23%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	1931 Points +12%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	1821 Points +6%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	1721 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	1673 Points -3%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	1587 Points -8%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	1557 Points -10%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	1543 Points -10%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	9598 Points +25%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	8991 Points +17%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	8618 Points +12%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	8223 Points +7%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	7684 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	7333 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	6953 Points -10%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	6836 Points -11%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	6698 Points -13%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	86695 Points +98%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	60407 Points +38%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	56909 Points +30%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	46557 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	44131 Points +1%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	43856 Points
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	39852 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	35617 Points -19%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	30191 Points -31%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	32273 Points +35%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	31467 Points +32%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	30480 Points +28%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	25017 Points +5%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	23820 Points
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	23748 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	23381 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	19649 Points -18%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	15367 Points -35%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	147068 MIPS +145%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	89647 MIPS +49%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	85789 MIPS +43%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	74306 MIPS +24%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	64260 MIPS +7%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	61218 MIPS +2%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	60048 MIPS
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	56607 MIPS -6%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	41522 MIPS -31%
7z b 4 -mmt1
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	8096 MIPS +41%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	7272 MIPS +27%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	6970 MIPS +21%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	6594 MIPS +15%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	6502 MIPS +13%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	6145 MIPS +7%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	5944 MIPS +3%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	5743 MIPS
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	5466 MIPS -5%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	42.6 fps +122%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	30.1 fps +57%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	27.6 fps +44%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	26.1 fps +36%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	20.8 fps +8%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	19.2 fps
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	17.7 fps -8%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	15.7 fps -18%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	13.5 fps -30%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	0.576 sec * -25%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	0.4778 sec * -4%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	0.4606 sec *
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	0.4509 sec * +2%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	0.4456 sec * +3%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	0.4247 sec * +8%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	0.405 sec * +12%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	0.3758 sec * +18%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	0.3539 sec * +23%

LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	71.8 s * -79%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	56 s * -40%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	46 s * -15%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	45.14 s * -13%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	43.31 s * -8%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	40.1 s *
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	36.6 s * +9%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	35 s * +13%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	33.6 s * +16%

WebXPRT 3 - Overall
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	361 Points +23%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	355 Points +21%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	333 Points +13%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	296 Points +1%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	294 Points
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	293 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	286 Points -3%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	281 Points -4%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	255 Points -13%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	654 ms * -22%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	578 ms * -8%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	558 ms * -4%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	535 ms *
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	522 ms * +2%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	511 ms * +4%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	469 ms * +12%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	440 ms * +18%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	432 ms * +19%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	53853 Points +92%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	35386 Points +26%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	35357 Points +26%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	31106 Points +11%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	30938 Points +10%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	29671 Points +6%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	28087 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	25990 Points -7%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	21144 Points -25%
2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	19392 Points +53%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	17124 Points +35%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X R7 7700X, 4500 MHz	14182 Points +12%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	13869 Points +9%
Intel Core i5-13400F i5-13400F, 2500 MHz	12669 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	11599 Points -8%
Intel Core i7-12700F i7-12700F, 3300 MHz	11521 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	8911 Points -30%
Intel Core i5-11400F i5-11400F, 2600 MHz	8468 Points -33%

* ... smaller is better

Intel Core i5-13400F vs. Cinebench R15 multi loop

During the stress test, which we run with the Cinebench R15 continuous loop, there are no problems in terms of a stable power development. With a maximum of 148 watts, which Intel allows the Core i5-13400F, the cooling system is not particularly challenged. The Intel Core i5-13400F is only marginally slower than an Intel Core i5-12600K with an average of 2,338 points over all 50 runs Intel Core i5-12600K (2,545 points).

Intel Core i5-13400F Intel Core i5-13400F, Intel Core i5-13400F: Ø2338 (2302.95-2344.67)

Intel Core i9-12900K Intel Core i9-12900K, Intel Core i9-12900K: Ø3987 (3920.42-4037.55)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X: Ø3681 (3663.67-3707.14)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, AMD Ryzen 5 5600X: Ø1948 (1942.12-1954.65)

Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K, Intel Core i5-12600K: Ø2545 (2497.35-2570.36)

Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core i5-13600K, Intel Core i5-13600K: Ø3620 (3607.83-3632.07)

Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K, Intel Core i9-13900K: Ø6182 (6045.95-6213.11)

Synthetic benchmarks and application performance

The Intel Core i5-13400F can also score well in the application benchmarks and is equal to an Intel Core i5-12600K in terms of performance. Compared to the K-models of the Raptor-Lake processors listed here, our review sample has to accept a clear deficit, though. Nevertheless, the Intel Core i5-13400F offers a solid performance in everyday use, which is completely sufficient for most applications.

PCMark 10 | 3DMark | 3DMark 11 | CrossMark

PCMark 10 - Score
Intel Core i9-13900K	9788 Points +16%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	9470 Points +13%
Intel Core i5-13600K	9362 Points +11%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	8778 Points +4%
Intel Core i9-12900K	8604 Points +2%
Intel Core i5-13400F	8416 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	8270 Points -2%
Intel Core i5-12600K	8259 Points -2%
Intel Core i7-12700F	8031 Points -5%
Intel Core i5-11400F	7238 Points -14%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	7098 Points -16%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Intel Core i9-13900K	53853 Points +92%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	39600 Points +41%
Intel Core i9-12900K	39112 Points +39%
Intel Core i5-13600K	35386 Points +26%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	32156 Points +14%
Intel Core i7-12700F	31106 Points +11%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	30691 Points +9%
Intel Core i5-12600K	29671 Points +6%
Intel Core i5-13400F	28087 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	25990 Points -7%
Intel Core i5-11400F	21144 Points -25%
2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
Intel Core i9-13900K	19392 Points +53%
Intel Core i9-12900K	18431 Points +45%
Intel Core i5-13600K	17124 Points +35%
Intel Core i5-12600K	13869 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	13650 Points +8%
Intel Core i5-13400F	12669 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	12111 Points -4%
Intel Core i7-12700F	11521 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	10458 Points -17%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	8911 Points -30%
Intel Core i5-11400F	8468 Points -33%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Intel Core i9-13900K	32273 Points +35%
Intel Core i5-13600K	30480 Points +28%
Intel Core i9-12900K	28211 Points +18%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	25396 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	25367 Points +6%
Intel Core i5-12600K	25017 Points +5%
Intel Core i5-13400F	23820 Points
Intel Core i7-12700F	23748 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-12900K	23076 Points -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	20214 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	19649 Points -18%
Intel Core i5-11400F	15367 Points -35%

CrossMark - Overall
Intel Core i9-13900K	2589 Points +33%
Intel Core i5-13600K	2271 Points +17%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	2236 Points +15%
Intel Core i5-13400F	1941 Points
Intel Core i7-12700F	1841 Points -5%
Intel Core i5-12600K	1637 Points -16%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	1567 Points -19%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	1495 Points -23%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	1489 Points -23%

PCMark 10 | 3DMark | 3DMark 11 | CrossMark

AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 0	74937 MB/s +5%
Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 0	71725 MB/s +1%
Intel Core i5-13400F Intel Core i5-13400F, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 32768	71090 MB/s
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 32768	70076 MB/s -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA Titan RTX, 32768	66130 MB/s -7%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 32768	59949 MB/s -16%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX, 32768	59171 MB/s -17%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, NVIDIA Titan RTX, 32768	53947 MB/s -24%
Average of class (4514 - 234662, n=1578)	45665 MB/s -36%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 0	83883 MB/s +8%
Intel Core i5-13400F Intel Core i5-13400F, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 32768	77447 MB/s
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 32768	76023 MB/s -2%
Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 0	75757 MB/s -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA Titan RTX, 32768	70692 MB/s -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX, 32768	62991 MB/s -19%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, NVIDIA Titan RTX, 32768	59238 MB/s -24%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 32768	59007 MB/s -24%
Average of class (4031 - 271066, n=1539)	47944 MB/s -38%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 32768	81320 MB/s +11%
Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 0	74140 MB/s +1%
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 32768	73572 MB/s 0%
Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 0	73484 MB/s 0%
Intel Core i5-13400F Intel Core i5-13400F, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 32768	73248 MB/s
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA Titan RTX, 32768	55525 MB/s -24%
Average of class (3506 - 242868, n=1544)	48836 MB/s -33%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX, 32768	48748 MB/s -33%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, NVIDIA Titan RTX, 32768	28798 MB/s -61%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Average of class (10.2 - 346, n=1615)	84.4 ns * -8%
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 32768	83.5 ns * -7%
Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 0	81.1 ns * -4%
Intel Core i5-13400F Intel Core i5-13400F, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 32768	78.3 ns *
Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 0	76.5 ns * +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX, 32768	67.7 ns * +14%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, NVIDIA Titan RTX, 32768	63.9 ns * +18%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, 32768	63.8 ns * +19%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA Titan RTX, 32768	58.4 ns * +25%

* ... smaller is better

Game benchmarks

As before, our review sample primarily duels with the Intel Core i5-12600K in the gaming tests. In high resolutions and a high preset, the rivals slip closer together. If it's purely about gaming, you certainly won't go wrong with the Intel Core i5-13400F. With its 16 threads, all games are currently playable well with the corresponding graphics card. In our test we used an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founder Edition in order to compare the performance of our test sample with that of the comparison devices. If you also want to stream at the same time as gaming, we currently recommend an Intel Core i9-13900K or grab an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X.

Gaming Performance

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	97.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	97.5 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	96.2 pt
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	92 pt
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	92 pt
Intel Core i5-13400F NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13400F, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	80.6 pt
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	80.5 pt

F1 22
1920x1080 Low Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	344 (260^min, 201^P1 - 409^max) fps +20%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	333 (255^min, 199^P1 - 409^max) fps +16%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	322 (252^min, 186^P1 - 368^max) fps +13%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	320 (269^min, 180^P1 - 377^max) fps +12%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	316 (235^min) fps +10%
Intel Core i5-13400F NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13400F, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	286 (205^min, 170^P1 - 323^max) fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	258 (208^min, 159^P1 - 307^max) fps -10%
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	131 (109^min) fps +2%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	128.7 (104^min, 93^P1 - 154^max) fps 0%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	128.1 (110^min, 102^P1 - 149^max) fps 0%
Intel Core i5-13400F NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13400F, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	128.1 (111^min, 97^P1 - 149^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	126.4 (109^min, 100^P1 - 145^max) fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	125.1 (108^min, 100^P1 - 144^max) fps -2%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	122.6 (104^min, 98^P1 - 141^max) fps -4%

Far Cry 5
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	205 (155^min - 278^max) fps +36%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	188 (143^min - 257^max) fps +25%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	187 (145^min) fps +24%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	186 (133^min - 258^max) fps +23%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	183 (136^min - 251^max) fps +21%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	158 (120^min - 225^max) fps +5%
Intel Core i5-13400F NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13400F, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	151 (111^min - 208^max) fps
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	263 (199^min - 337^max) fps +36%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	244 (164^min - 331^max) fps +26%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	240 (175^min - 314^max) fps +24%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	238 (152^min - 327^max) fps +23%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	236 (154^min) fps +22%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	197 (153^min - 254^max) fps +2%
Intel Core i5-13400F NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13400F, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	193 (133^min - 247^max) fps

X-Plane 11.11
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	160.9 fps +44%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	151.8 fps +35%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	148.4 fps +32%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	147.7 fps +32%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	131.4 fps +17%
Intel Core i5-13400F NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13400F, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	112.1 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	111.1 fps -1%
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	234 fps +44%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	227 fps +40%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	225 fps +38%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	213 fps +31%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	200 fps +23%
Intel Core i5-13400F NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13400F, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	162.7 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	157.9 fps -3%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1920x1080 High Quality
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	190.8 fps +8%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	189.7 fps +7%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	188.9 fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	188.4 fps +6%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	185.5 fps +5%
Intel Core i5-13400F NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13400F, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	177.2 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	173.5 fps -2%
1280x720 Lite Quality
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	236 fps +6%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	235 fps +5%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	234 fps +5%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	233 fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	233 fps +4%
Intel Core i5-13400F NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13400F, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	223 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	217 fps -3%

Dota 2 Reborn
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	231.65 (196.5^min) fps +42%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	229.2 (192.7^min) fps +40%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	228.5 (193.7^min) fps +40%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	205.4 (178.9^min) fps +25%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	196.8 (171.6^min) fps +20%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	171.9 (149.6^min) fps +5%
Intel Core i5-13400F NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13400F, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	163.7 (141.6^min) fps
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	301.3 (255.5^min) fps +56%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	293.1 (253^min) fps +52%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	285.3 (242.4^min) fps +48%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	246.2 (214^min) fps +27%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	235.4 (207.6^min) fps +22%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	203.6 (180.1^min) fps +5%
Intel Core i5-13400F NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13400F, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	193.3 (164.8^min) fps

GTA V
1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	165.6 (9.1^min, 125^P1 - 349^max) fps +27%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	161.4 (8.93^min, 125^P1 - 341^max) fps +24%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	155.2 (5.9^min, 111.1^P1 - 371^max) fps +19%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	154.9 (8.8^min, 125^P1 - 271^max) fps +19%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	148.7 (3.1^min, 111.1^P1 - 272^max) fps +14%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	133 (5.5^min, 90.9^P1 - 206^max) fps +2%
Intel Core i5-13400F NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13400F, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	130.5 (8.56^min, 100^P1 - 218^max) fps
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	187.7 (3.47^min, 200^P1 - 694^max) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	187.5 (8.3^min, 200^P1 - 623^max) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	187.5 (10.5^min, 200^P1 - 530^max) fps 0%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	187.5 (1.506^min, 200^P1 - 547^max) fps 0%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-12900K	187.4 (41.6^min, 200^P1 - 443^max) fps 0%
Intel Core i5-13400F NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13400F, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	186.8 (6.77^min, 166.7^P1 - 467^max) fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	186.1 (2.03^min, 166.7^P1 - 287^max) fps 0%

	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
GTA V (2015)	187.5	187.5	187.1	161.4	151.8	182.2
The Witcher 3 (2015)	773	586	384	188.1		156.9
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	293.1	257	250.4	231.65		216.7
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	236	231	190.8		146.6	88.8
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	225	199.2	160.9			133.5
Far Cry 5 (2018)	244	211	203	186	176	110
Strange Brigade (2018)	741	479	380	329	249	153.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	314	261	251	234	172.2	99.6
Far Cry New Dawn (2019)	200	176	169	151	143	109
Metro Exodus (2019)	311	223	175.2	140.1	115.8	76.6
Borderlands 3 (2019)	244	213	190.8	164.1	131.6	75.3
F1 2020 (2020)	487	403	374	270	218	138.8
F1 2021 (2021)	648	548	441	224	175.4	105.3
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022)	214	213	174	173	88	46
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)	364	294	212	168.5	124	70.8
F1 22 (2022)	344	361	321	125.1	83.8	42.4
The Quarry (2022)	282	216	177.7	144.4	103.6	58.9

Energy consumption

According to the technical specifications of the Intel Core i5-13400F, the power consumption is 65 watts and can reach up to 148 watts under load. If the restrictions of the power consumption for the processor are not limited in the BIOS, the 148 watts are permanently on and are not temporally limited by the dew value. All tests that we did with the processor were performed without any restrictions. We record the test system's power consumption with only 184 watts in the Cinebench R15 multi-test. Thus, the Intel Core i5-13400F is considerably more frugal than an Intel Core i5-12600K, which requires just under 206 watts in our test. We note a bit more with 214 watts in the stress test. Nevertheless, the energy consumption is pleasingly low.

Due to the low power consumption, the Intel Core i5-13400F doesn't need much cooling. Thus, you can safely do without an AiO and a high-quality air cooler is completely sufficient for this CPU.

Power consumption test system - Cinebench R15-nT

Power consumption test system - stress test Prime95 + FurMark

Power consumption test system - gaming (The Witcher 3, Ultra-Preset)

Power Consumption: Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor) | Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor) | 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)

Power Consumption / Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor)
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	480 (263^min, 277^P1 - 553^max) Watt * -161%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 70.5 W)	324.4 Watt * -76%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	313 (214^min, 221^P1 - 406^max) Watt * -70%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	286 (232^min, 235^P1 - 343^max) Watt * -55%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 78.1 W)	235.8 (204^min - 238^max) Watt * -28%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 78 W)	226.1 (160^min - 249^max) Watt * -23%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	215 (134.8^min, 135.6^P1 - 259^max) Watt * -17%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 70.45 W)	205.9 (145^min - 213^max) Watt * -12%
Intel Core i5-13400F NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13400F, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	184.2 (175.2^min, 175.3^P1 - 232^max) Watt *
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 79.23 W)	170.1 (165^min - 210^max) Watt * +8%

Power Consumption / Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor)
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	471 (414^min, 427^P1 - 561^max) Watt * -120%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	348 (283^min, 288^P1 - 496^max) Watt * -63%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	319 (310^min, 311^P1 - 357^max) Watt * -49%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 70.5 W)	279.6 (261^min - 357^max) Watt * -31%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 70.45 W)	256.5 (238^min - 275^max) Watt * -20%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 78 W)	252.3 (227^min - 259^max) Watt * -18%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 78.1 W)	235.6 (211^min - 284^max) Watt * -10%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	227 (218^min, 219^P1 - 245^max) Watt * -6%
Intel Core i5-13400F NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13400F, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	214 (205^min, 206^P1 - 227^max) Watt *
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 79.23 W)	175.8 (170^min - 179^max) Watt * +18%

Power Consumption / The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 7900X	555 (547^min, 549^P1 - 607^max) Watt * -17%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-13900K, Corsair MP600	533 (520^min, 525^P1 - 568^max) Watt * -12%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R5 7600X	519 (510^min, 513^P1 - 564^max) Watt * -9%
Intel Core i5-13600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13600K, Corsair MP600	500 (491^min, 493^P1 - 528^max) Watt * -5%
Intel Core i5-13400F NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i5-13400F, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	475 (468^min, 470^P1 - 510^max) Watt *
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600 (Idle: 91.1 W)	463.7 (450^min - 487^max) Watt * +2%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 70.5 W)	463 (439^min - 490^max) Watt * +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 78 W)	440.5 (420^min - 466^max) Watt * +7%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 78.1 W)	439.6 (419^min - 497^max) Watt * +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 79.23 W)	409.2 (381^min - 434^max) Watt * +14%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 70.45 W)	408.9 (401^min - 460^max) Watt * +14%

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption With External Monitor

Intel Core i5-13400F; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø214 (205-227)

Intel Core i5-13400F; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø184.2 (175.2-232)

Intel Core i5-13400F; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø450 (436-455)

Intel Core i5-13400F; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø475 (468-510)

Intel Core i5-13400F; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø76.3 (74-84.6)

Pros

+ high gaming performance

+ good application performance

+ low power consumption

+ P-cores and E-cores

+ PCI Express 5.0

+ easy to cool

Cons

- noticeably slower compared to the K models

- Alder-Lake-DIE (C0 stepping)

Conclusion - Economical, fast and easy to cool

Intel Core i5-13400F in review - provided by Intel Germany

Intel already sent a venerable successor of the Alder Lake generation into the race with Raptor Lake. The mid-range and entry-level models on the same basis are now gradually arriving. Nevertheless, you have to take a closer look and pay attention to the CPU stepping because it is not always a Raptor Lake CPU. In our case, we have the Intel Core i5-13400F in C0-stepping, which indicates that it is an Alder Lake CPU at the core. Only the B0-stepping indicates a native Raptor-Lake CPU. Both versions are supposed to be available, and we assume that they perform equally well.

Meanwhile, Intel offers a frugal 10-core with the Intel Core i5-13400F, which also has 4 E-cores besides the P-cores. With up to 148 watts, the model is relatively frugal under full load. Furthermore, the temperatures are easy to handle and do not require complex and expensive cooling. In the test, the Intel Core i5-13400F can keep up very well with an Intel Core i5-12600K, the match in terms of energy efficiency is clearly in favor of the more frugal model. AMD's Zen 4 processors cannot be kept up with. Here, the native 10-core of our test rather ranks with an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, which also has a total of 16 threads.

The Intel Core i5-13400F offers solid performance for everyday use and also masters the latest games. Due to the low TDP, the frugal processor can also be cooled in small cases without any problems.

A motherboard with a 600-series chipset can still be used for the base unit. This does not put too much strain on the wallet when upgrading. Nevertheless, it has to be considered that there won't be a new Intel generation for the socket 1700 anymore. The current rumor mill says that socket 1851 will be introduced with Meteor Lake. This means that a new motherboard will be mandatory again.

Prices and availability

The Intel Core i5-13400F is currently available for 227 Euros (~$247) at Notebooksbilliger.de. For 260 Euros (~$283) you can buy it with an integrated graphics unit, also at Notebooksbilliger.de.

Intel's CPU history is about as colourful as its silicon. (Image source: Intel Free Press on flickr)

Intel's legendary Core i7-4770K is a decade old this year and mobile CPUs now run circles around it 01/21/2023

Read all 5 comments / answer

Loading comments

Comment on this article

Editor of the original article: Sebastian Bade - Senior Tech Writer - 498 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2012

I was already interested in technology from an early age, and I was able to study for my dream job as an IT Systems Electronics Engineer. Subsequently, I started 12 years of military service, during which I learned a lot about technology and constantly kept my knowledge up to date with the latest developments. As I like to share my knowledge, I found Notebookcheck was a very good opportunity for this. In addition, I also work a lot with water cooling and network security.

contact me via: Facebook, nbc.basti, Xing

Translator: Ninh Ngoc Duy - Editorial Assistant - 387270 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2008

My main responsibility as an editorial assistant is maintaining the Library section, which aggregates reviews from other publications and channels. In addition, my daily breakfast is Notebookcheck's long list of new content, which I comb through to select the most interesting topics for translation from English to French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch."

contact me via: Facebook

Please share our article, every link counts!

> Expert Reviews and News on Laptops, Smartphones and Tech Innovations > Reviews > Intel Core i5-13400F desktop CPU in review: Economical and inexpensive 10-core processor for gaming and working

Sebastian Bade, 2023-01-21 (Update: 2023-01-21)

Intel Core i5-13400F desktop CPU in review: Economical and inexpensive 10-core processor for gaming and working

Intel's Core processors in comparison

Details about our test system

Test conditions - Z690 still usable after BIOS update

Processor benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13400F vs. Cinebench R15 multi loop

Synthetic benchmarks and application performance

Game benchmarks

Gaming Performance

Energy consumption

Power Consumption With External Monitor

Pros

Cons

Conclusion - Economical, fast and easy to cool

Prices and availability

Related Articles