Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology builds upon that architecture using design strategies such as Separation between Voltage and Frequency Changes, and Clock Partitioning and Recovery. Built for gamers looking for maximum performance to play the latest games, while also having the capabilities to tackle other workloads. Our mission is to provide you with great editorial and essential information to make your PC an integral part of your life.

Today we have for review the Intel Core i5-13400F—a processor that could end up being Intel's best selling desktop product from this generation, given the market domination of its predecessors. Some products can support AES New Instructions with a Processor Configuration update, in particular, i7-2630QM/i7-2635QM, i7-2670QM/i7-2675QM, i5-2430M/i5-2435M, i5-2410M/i5-2415M. We ran Prime95 first, but be aware that this stress test serves as a power virus more than an actual representation of most threaded work; real-world apps simply do not consume as much power or generate as much heat. While the Core i5 13400F presents a lower upfront cost, the Core i5 13400’s integrated graphics offer a more complete package for immediate use.To remove thermals as a limitation, we always use the same 280mm Corsair H115i AIO cooler for all our test systems. The power savings alone will pay for replacing a much older system, with the added benefit of all modern features, speed, virtualization etc. Use of these and any missed payments may affect your ability to obtain credit from Klarna and other lenders.

Both the Core i5 13400 and 13400F show advancements in processing power and efficiency, making them worthy successors in Intel’s lineup of desktop CPUs. Below, we have the geometric mean of our gaming test suite at 1080p and 1440p and a cumulative measure of performance in single- and multi-threaded applications. Processor Base Power (previously: PL1 or TDP) can now be considered to be the time-averaged sustained power draw in non-Turbo mode. This puts the Intel Core i5-13400 at the level of an Intel Core i5-12600K, which also offers a total of 16 threads.

We're testing with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 to reduce GPU-imposed bottlenecks as much as possible, and differences between test subjects will shrink with lesser cards or higher resolutions and fidelity. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Both CPUs are built on Intel’s advanced architecture, supporting DDR4-3200 and DDR5-4800 memory, catering to a range of user preferences and budgets. Intel OS Guard, Intel Speed Shift Technology, Intel Volume Management Device (VMD), Intel Boot Guard, Intel Deep Learning Boost (DL Boost), Intel Control-Flow Enforcement Technology, Intel Gaussian and Neural Accelerator 3.