Intel Core i5-13400F vs Intel Core i9-10900K

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Intel

Intel Core i5-13400F

Overall performance index

57,0

Rank 25 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$196

Intel

Intel Core i9-10900K

Overall performance index

54,9

Rank 26 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$537

Intel Core i5-13400F is 3,9% faster on average

Intel Core i5-13400F Intel Core i9-10900K

Individual tests: Intel Core i5-13400F wins 13, Intel Core i9-10900K wins 15 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +0,5 % 253,9fps 252,7fps Multi-thread +4,5 % 71,9points 75,3points Single-thread +17,0 % 111,9points 95,7points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13400F Intel Core i9-10900K 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 i5-13400F +0,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.344 points 14.728 points +4,2 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.492 points 6.399 points +1,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 35.636 points 37.169 points +4,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 266,5 fps 278,0 fps +4,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 231,0 fps 211,0 fps +9,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.380 points 20.310 points +15,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 278,5 fps 274,8 fps +1,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,7 fps 247,0 fps +3,0 %

Fortnite720p, Low 306,8 fps 399,6 fps +30,2 %

Counter-Strike 2 335,3 fps 363,3 fps +8,4 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-10900K +4,7 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 80.402 MIPS 87.950 MIPS +9,4 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 95,0 s 75,0 s +26,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.191 s 1.215 s +2,0 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 24.846 KB/s 32.163 KB/s +29,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.304 points 2.627 points +14,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.866 points 6.306 points +7,5 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.539 points 6.612 points +19,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.066 points 13.707 points +4,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.371 points 9.099 points +23,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.378 points 7.956 points +7,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.683 points 4.491 points +26,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.499 points 2.752 points +27,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.905 points 1.745 points +9,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.557 points 10.790 points +16,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.189 px/s 5.426 px/s +4,6 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13400F +17,0 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 969,0 points 898,0 points +7,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.745 points 1.425 points +22,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 644,0 px/s 547,0 px/s +17,7 %

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 i9-10900K
Codename	Raptor Lake	Comet Lake
Series	Core 13000	Core 10000
Release	Q1 2023	Q2 2020
Launch MSRP	US$196	US$537
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i5-13400F	Intel Core i9-10900K
Cores / threads	10	10
Threads	16	20
Performance cores	6	n/a
Efficient cores	4	n/a
Base clock	2.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost clock	4.6 GHz	5.3 GHz
L2 cache	9.5 MB	n/a
L3 cache	20 MB	20 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i5-13400F	Intel Core i9-10900K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	148 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	14 nm
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i5-13400F	Intel Core i9-10900K
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1200
Memory	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-2933
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0	PCIe 3.0
PCIe lanes	20	16
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	Intel UHD Graphics 630

Our measurements

	Intel Core i5-13400F	Intel Core i9-10900K
System power idle	93 W	59 W
System power load	226 W	209 W
CPU package idle	11.8 W	11 W
CPU package load	115 W	139 W
Temperature idle	28 °C	30 °C
Temperature load	61 °C	58 °C
Highest measured clock	4588 MHz / 3292 MHz (E)	5289 MHz
Avg clock in games	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)	4829 MHz

Test system

	Intel Core i5-13400F	Intel Core i9-10900K
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	DDR4 4200

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