Intel Core i5-14600K vs Intel Core i5-13400F

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Intel

Intel Core i5-14600K

Overall performance index

74,3

Rank 12 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

Intel

Intel Core i5-13400F

Overall performance index

57,0

Rank 25 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$196

Intel Core i5-14600K is 30,3% faster on average

Intel Core i5-14600K Intel Core i5-13400F

Individual tests: Intel Core i5-14600K wins 27, Intel Core i5-13400F wins 1 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +29,5 % 328,8fps 253,9fps Multi-thread +45,3 % 104,5points 71,9points Single-thread +17,7 % 131,7points 111,9points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-14600K Intel Core i5-13400F 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 i5-14600K +29,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 19.988 points 15.344 points +30,3 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.429 points 6.492 points +1,0 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 48.038 points 35.636 points +34,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 359,3 fps 266,5 fps +34,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 288,0 fps 231,0 fps +24,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.788 points 23.380 points +1,7 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 368,3 fps 278,5 fps +32,2 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 299,7 fps 239,7 fps +25,0 %

Fortnite720p, Low 441,0 fps 306,8 fps +43,7 %

Counter-Strike 2 359,5 fps 335,3 fps +7,2 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +45,3 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 127.706 MIPS 80.402 MIPS +58,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 60,0 s 95,0 s +58,3 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 867,0 s 1.191 s +37,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 37.414 KB/s 24.846 KB/s +50,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.633 points 2.304 points +57,7 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.348 points 5.866 points +59,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.006 points 5.539 points +80,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 19.653 points 13.066 points +50,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.704 points 7.371 points +45,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.921 points 7.378 points +34,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.498 points 5.683 points +31,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.520 points 3.499 points +29,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.277 points 1.905 points +19,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 18.005 points 12.557 points +43,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.946 px/s 5.189 px/s +53,1 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +17,7 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.134 points 969,0 points +17,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.041 points 1.745 points +17,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 776,0 px/s 644,0 px/s +20,5 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	Intel Core i5-14600K	Intel Core i5-13400F
Codename	Raptor Lake	Raptor Lake
Series	Core 14000	Core 13000
Release	Q4 2023	Q1 2023
Launch MSRP	US$319	US$196
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i5-14600K	Intel Core i5-13400F
Cores / threads	14	10
Threads	20	16
Performance cores	6	6
Efficient cores	8	4
Base clock	3.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	4.6 GHz
L2 cache	20 MB	9.5 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	20 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i5-14600K	Intel Core i5-13400F
TDP / base power	125 W	65 W
Max turbo power	181 W	148 W
Process	Intel 7	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i5-14600K	Intel Core i5-13400F
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700
Memory	Up to DDR5 5600 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	Intel UHD Graphics 770	None (graphics card required)

Our measurements

	Intel Core i5-14600K	Intel Core i5-13400F
System power idle	95 W	93 W
System power load	332 W	226 W
CPU package idle	13.6 W	11.8 W
CPU package load	193 W	115 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	28 °C
Temperature load	87 °C	61 °C
Highest measured clock	5301 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)	4588 MHz / 3292 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4000 E Kerne / 5300 P Kerne	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)

Test system

	Intel Core i5-14600K	Intel Core i5-13400F
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	n/a
CPU cooler	DeepCool LT720	DeepCool LT720
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6400

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