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Intel Core i5 13600K vs i5 13400

Intel Core i5 13600K
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Intel Core i5 13400
Intel Core i5 13600K
Intel Core i5 13400

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5 13600K 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
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

What are the key differences between 13400 and 13600K
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13600K
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Has 4096 KB larger L3 cache size
  • Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 13% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
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Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 13600K
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Core i5 13400

Cinebench R23

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Core i5 13600K +12%
2016
Core i5 13400
1796
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13600K +46%
23429
Core i5 13400
16050
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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 13600K +47%
16468
Core i5 13400
11219
File compression 1420 MB/sec 765.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 129.1 Klines/sec 87.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 391.4 pages/sec 245.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 479.4 Mpixels/sec 344.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 268.9 pages/sec 249.4 pages/sec
Background blur 69.2 images/sec 54.9 images/sec
Photo processing 148.9 images/sec 92.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 29.4 Mpixels/sec 20.3 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 13600K +12%
4177
Core i5 13400
3713
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13600K +51%
38350
Core i5 13400
25341
Integer math 124.2 GOps/sec 81.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 91.9 GOps/sec 61.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 162M Primes/sec 81M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 52.7M Strings/sec 33.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 27.6 GBytes/sec 17 GBytes/sec
Data compression 485.5 MBytes/sec 319 MBytes/sec
Physics 2206 Frames/sec 1346 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 29.3B Matrices/sec 20B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4]

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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13600K and i5 13400

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released September 27, 2022 January 3, 2023
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number i5-13600K i5-13400
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 730

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.5 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 4.5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.6 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.9 GHz 3.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 10
Total Threads 20 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 35x 25x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 20MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 181 W 154 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak temperature 100°C 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 1550 MHz
Shading Units 256 192
TMUs 16 48
ROPs 8 24
Execution Units 32 24
TGP 15 W 15 W
Max. Resolution - 3840x2160 - 60 Hz
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 13600K
0.78 TFLOPS
Core i5 13400
0.35 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official site Intel Core i5 13600K official page Intel Core i5 13400 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 13400 or i5 13600K?
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