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Intel Core i5 13500 vs i5 13400

59 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13500
VS
53 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13400
Intel Core i5 13500
Intel Core i5 13400

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 13500 with 14-cores against the 2.5 GHz i5 13400 with 10-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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
40.1
(Average)
Value Index
38.4
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13400 and 13500
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13500
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 13500
vs
Core i5 13400

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 457 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 5184 -
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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 13500 +16%
12573
Core i5 13400
10856
File compression 930.8 MB/sec 755.8 MB/sec
Clang compilation 128.5 Klines/sec 89.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 277.9 pages/sec 231.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 395.3 Mpixels/sec 310 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 268.6 pages/sec 244 pages/sec
Background blur 58.6 images/sec 52.4 images/sec
Photo processing 95.8 images/sec 77.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 18.6 Mpixels/sec 20.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1152 & 583 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13500 +29%
30777
Core i5 13400
23893
Integer math 107.7 GOps/sec 79 GOps/sec
Floating point math 79.7 GOps/sec 59.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 99M Primes/sec 73M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 42M Strings/sec 31.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 21.9 GBytes/sec 16.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 383.8 MBytes/sec 304.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 1593 Frames/sec 1229 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 23.5B Matrices/sec 19.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 3228 & 2026 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 13500 +28%
257.87
Core i5 13400
200.73

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 17.6 PPW 11.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 193.4 PPW 167 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 473.5 PPW 367.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.97 PPW 3.09 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 13500
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-08 (Ikkyusan)Cinebench 2024112 / 1247
📘 2026-04-08 (Ikkyusan)Geekbench 6 CPU2669 / 15633
📘 2026-04-08 (Ikkyusan)Cinebench 2026457 / 5184
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Intel Core i5 13400
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-30 (Vincent Liu)Cinebench 202482 / 777
📘 2025-11-02 (Elyes Boudhina)Cinebench 2024101 / 737
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13500 and i5 13400

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 i5-13500 i5-13400
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 730
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7600 - AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
Successor - Intel Core i5 14500 - Intel Core Ultra 5 225
Intel CPU rating (#134th 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) 4.8 GHz 4.5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz 3.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 10
Total Threads 20 16
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 24MB (shared) 20MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 154 W 154 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Desktop CPU ranking (#96th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz 1550 MHz
Shading Units 256 192
TMUs 16 48
ROPs 8 24
Execution Units 32 24
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 13500 +33%
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i5 13400
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 730 compared to Graphics 770

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 Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 13500 official page Intel Core i5 13400 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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