Intel Core i5 13400F vs 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.
Review
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
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop CPUs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13400F
- Newer - released 1-year and 3-months later
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600KF
- Unlocked multiplier
- 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
Promotion
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 738.3 MB/sec | 766.4 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 88.5 Klines/sec | 98.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 235.2 pages/sec | 249.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 344.4 Mpixels/sec | 372 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 247.5 pages/sec | 256.9 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 54.8 images/sec | 59.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 102 images/sec | 95.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 20 Mpixels/sec | 22.6 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 80.8 GOps/sec | 87.2 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 61.2 GOps/sec | 67 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 85M Primes/sec | 91M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 33.4M Strings/sec | 36M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 17 GBytes/sec | 18.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 318.3 MBytes/sec | 343.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1444 Frames/sec | 1453 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 20.1B Matrices/sec | 21.9B Matrices/sec |
Value for money
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Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13400F and i5 12600KFGeneral
| 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 |
CPU
| 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 |
| 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 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 | 100°C | 100°C |
Memory Support
| Memory types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. 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 |
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