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Intel Core i5 13400F vs i5 12400F

54 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13400F
VS
49 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12400F
Intel Core i5 13400F
Intel Core i5 12400F

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 13400F with 10-cores against the 2.5 GHz i5 12400F with 6-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 (3)

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
58.9
(Average)
Value Index
66.9
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12400F and 13400F
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13400F
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 13400F
vs
Core i5 12400F

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 551 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3442 -
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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 +19%
11321
Core i5 12400F
9477
File compression 842.6 MB/sec 789 MB/sec
Clang compilation 88.9 Klines/sec 69.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 264.3 pages/sec 221 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 348.3 Mpixels/sec 263.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 237.2 pages/sec 230 pages/sec
Background blur 54.8 images/sec 49.5 images/sec
Photo processing 88.3 images/sec 77.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 20.1 Mpixels/sec 16.2 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 805 & 1128 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 +27%
24898
Core i5 12400F
19551
Integer math 80 GOps/sec 60.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 60.5 GOps/sec 46.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 81M Primes/sec 74M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 32.1M Strings/sec 23.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 16.6 GBytes/sec 11.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 310.5 MBytes/sec 233.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1408 Frames/sec 1257 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19.8B Matrices/sec 15.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 5089 & 17200 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 13400F +24%
200.86
Core i5 12400F
161.36

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.5 PPW 9.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 174.2 PPW 145.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 383 PPW 300.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.09 PPW 2.48 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 i5 12400F
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-24 (Ecstatify)Geekbench 6 CPU2918 / 13277
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-17 (Olini)Cinebench 2024101 / 664
πŸ“˜ 2025-07-21 (Rolling Manatee)Cinebench 202495 / 640
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-12 (inoklike)Cinebench 202493 / 646
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-04 (RD)Cinebench 202488 / 620
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13400F and i5 12400F

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 January 4, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Alder Lake
Model number i5-13400F i5-12400F
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7500F -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225F - Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
Intel CPU rating (123rd and 163rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.5 GHz 4.4 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 6
Total Threads 16 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 25x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 20MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 148 W 117 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (92nd and 108th place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 128 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 i5 12400F official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 12400F or i5 13400F?
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Ezm0 January 5, 2023 at 02:10 PM
Hi, I have recently bought an i5 12400F. I can refund it and add 40$ to get the i5 13400F. I play games like Fortnite and Valorant on low graphics. Is this all worth it? I have an RTX 3060 as GPU. Thanks for the replies.
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EEE January 6, 2023 at 08:02 AM
Not worth it, a single core is just 5% different, and 12400f is more energy efficient. Fortnite or valorant cant use many cores, I'm using 12400f and 6700xt now very satisfied with the performance.
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Lemon January 9, 2023 at 04:13 AM
From what I read, the major differences in 13400f are: 1) 13400f has 4 Efficiency Cores (EC) which makes a total of 10 cores, meanwhile, the 12400f doesn't have EC. More cores usually build more heat and draw more power. 2) 13400f max turbo frequency reached up to 4.6 GHz, meanwhile 12400f can only reach 4.4 GHz. 3) The L2 cache in 13400f is also 2 MB bigger than 12400f. On paper, the 13400f is more powerful than the 12400f but the real testing results can be different. I think we have to wait until the 13400f gets the full review because it's still very new. If the price-to-performance ratio is not that good and is not much better than the 12400f, probably you don't have to upgrade to 13400f yet.
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