Intel Core i5-13400F vs Intel Core i7-12700K

Intel

Intel Core i5-13400F

Overall performance index

57,0

Rank 25 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$196

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Intel

Intel Core i7-12700K

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$450

Intel Core i7-12700K is 13,8% faster on average

Intel Core i5-13400F Intel Core i7-12700K

Individual tests: Intel Core i5-13400F wins 3, Intel Core i7-12700K wins 25 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +11,6 % 253,9fps 287,3fps Multi-thread +20,8 % 71,9points 90,8points Single-thread +8,5 % 111,9points 122,4points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13400F Intel Core i7-12700K Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +13,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.344 points 17.381 points +13,3 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.492 points 6.341 points +2,4 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 35.636 points 41.225 points +15,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 266,5 fps 308,4 fps +15,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 231,0 fps 237,0 fps +2,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.380 points 22.633 points +3,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 278,5 fps 273,5 fps +1,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,7 fps 330,2 fps +37,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 306,8 fps 332,0 fps +8,2 %

Counter-Strike 2 335,3 fps 386,3 fps +15,2 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +26,2 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 80.402 MIPS 105.623 MIPS +31,4 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 95,0 s 67,0 s +41,8 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.191 s 904,0 s +31,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 24.846 KB/s 29.768 KB/s +19,8 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.304 points 3.248 points +41,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.866 points 8.355 points +42,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.539 points 7.752 points +40,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.066 points 17.034 points +30,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.371 points 10.129 points +37,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.378 points 9.532 points +29,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.683 points 7.482 points +31,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.499 points 4.021 points +14,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.905 points 2.054 points +7,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.557 points 15.537 points +23,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.189 px/s 7.446 px/s +43,5 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +9,3 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 969,0 points 1.046 points +7,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.745 points 1.923 points +10,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 644,0 px/s 703,0 px/s +9,2 %

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	Intel Core i5-13400F	Intel Core i7-12700K
Codename	Raptor Lake	Alder Lake
Series	Core 13000	Core 12000
Release	Q1 2023	Q4 2021
Launch MSRP	US$196	US$450
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i5-13400F	Intel Core i7-12700K
Cores / threads	10	12
Threads	16	20
Performance cores	6	8
Efficient cores	4	4
Base clock	2.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Max boost clock	4.6 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	9.5 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	20 MB	25 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i5-13400F	Intel Core i7-12700K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	148 W	190 W
Process	Intel 7	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i5-13400F	Intel Core i7-12700K
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700
Memory	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	20	20
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	Intel Core i5-13400F	Intel Core i7-12700K
System power idle	93 W	82 W
System power load	226 W	136 W
CPU package idle	11.8 W	9 W
CPU package load	115 W	50 W
Temperature idle	28 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	61 °C	58 °C
Highest measured clock	4588 MHz / 3292 MHz (E)	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)

Test system

	Intel Core i5-13400F	Intel Core i7-12700K
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi	n/a
CPU cooler	DeepCool LT720	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-5200

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