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Intel Core i5 13400F vs i3 13100F

54 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13400F
VS
48 out of 100
Intel Core i3 13100F
Intel Core i5 13400F
Intel Core i3 13100F

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 13400F with 10-cores against the 3.4 GHz i3 13100F with 4-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
52.6
(Average)
Value Index
60.4
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13100F and 13400F
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13400F
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 13400F
vs
Core i3 13100F

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 551 730
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3442 2072
Cinebench Scores (50th and 67th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13400F +41%
11321
Core i3 13100F
8028
File compression 842.6 MB/sec 627.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 88.9 Klines/sec 50.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 264.3 pages/sec 175.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 348.3 Mpixels/sec 214.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 237.2 pages/sec 236.8 pages/sec
Background blur 54.8 images/sec 41.6 images/sec
Photo processing 88.3 images/sec 79.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 20.1 Mpixels/sec 11.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 805 & 567 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13400F +70%
24898
Core i3 13100F
14657
Integer math 80 GOps/sec 43.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 60.5 GOps/sec 33.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 81M Primes/sec 59M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 32.1M Strings/sec 16.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 16.6 GBytes/sec 8.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 310.5 MBytes/sec 167.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 1408 Frames/sec 1031 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19.8B Matrices/sec 11.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 5089 & 654 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 13400F +64%
200.86
Core i3 13100F
122.44

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.5 PPW 8.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 174.2 PPW 138.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 383 PPW 252.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.09 PPW 2.11 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 13400F
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (Andre)Cinebench 2026551 / 3442
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-14 (Kashitsu)Cinebench 2024103 / 874
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-09 (Andy)Geekbench 6 CPU2467 / 11248
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-04 (Shinigami1Ryuk)Cinebench 2024101 / 814
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-02 (SigmaKlein)Cinebench 2024100 / 821
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Intel Core i3 13100F
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-12 (Flix_sus)Cinebench 2026730 / 2072
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-12 (elod)Cinebench 202499 / 481
πŸ“˜ 2024-05-31 (classier661)Cinebench 202496 / 394
Add View all (3)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13400F and i3 13100F

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 January 3, 2023
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number i5-13400F i3-13100F
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7500F -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225F - Intel Core i3 14100F
Intel CPU rating (125th and 172nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 10 4
Total Threads 16 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 34x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 20MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 58 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 148 W 89 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (92nd and 115th place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 13400F official page Intel Core i3 13100F official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
11 (61.1%)
7 (38.9%)
Total votes: 18

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Comments

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