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Intel Core i5 13400F vs i5 12600KF

54 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13400F
VS
59 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12600KF
Intel Core i5 13400F
Intel Core i5 12600KF

We compared two 10-core desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 13400F against the 3.7 GHz i5 12600KF. 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
58.9
(Average)
Value Index
96.9
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12600KF and 13400F
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13400F
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Newer - released 1 year and 2 months later
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600KF
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 13400F
vs
Core i5 12600KF

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 551 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3442 -
Cinebench Scores (#166th 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
11321
Core i5 12600KF +14%
12932
File compression 842.6 MB/sec 1020 MB/sec
Clang compilation 88.9 Klines/sec 97.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 264.3 pages/sec 304.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 348.3 Mpixels/sec 396.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 237.2 pages/sec 263.3 pages/sec
Background blur 54.8 images/sec 57.3 images/sec
Photo processing 88.3 images/sec 118.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 20.1 Mpixels/sec 22.3 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 805 & 809 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
24898
Core i5 12600KF +11%
27514
Integer math 80 GOps/sec 87.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 60.5 GOps/sec 67 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 81M Primes/sec 90M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 32.1M Strings/sec 35.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 16.6 GBytes/sec 18.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 310.5 MBytes/sec 342.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1408 Frames/sec 1544 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19.8B Matrices/sec 22B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 5089 & 4042 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 13400F
200.86
Core i5 12600KF +12%
225.04

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.5 PPW 7.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 174.2 PPW 103.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 383 PPW 220.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.09 PPW 1.8 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 12600KF
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-06 (Bughunter47)Cinebench 2024109 / 833
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-01 (desbiensl)Cinebench 2024108 / 951
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-04 (Sylph)Cinebench 202498 / 674
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-15 (Fei Mian)Cinebench 2024112 / 994
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-12 (Isdato)Cinebench 2024107 / 933
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13400F and i5 12600KF

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 October 27, 2021
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Alder Lake
Model number i5-13400F i5-12600KF
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7500F - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225F - Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus
Intel CPU rating (123rd and 93rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.5 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 2.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz 3.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 10 10
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 37x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 9728K (shared)
L3 Cache 20MB (shared) 20MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 148 W 150 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (92nd and 82nd 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 12600KF official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

Cast your vote

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Comments

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