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

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Intel

Intel Core i7-12700K

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$450

Intel

Intel Core i5-13400F

Overall performance index

57,0

Rank 25 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$196

Intel Core i7-12700K is 16,0% faster on average

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

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +13,1 % 287,3fps 253,9fps Multi-thread +26,2 % 90,8points 71,9points Single-thread +9,3 % 122,4points 111,9points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K +13,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +26,2 %

Individual results (15 tests)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +9,3 %

Individual results (3 tests)

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

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

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 703,0 px/s 644,0 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 i7-12700K	Intel Core i5-13400F
Codename	Alder Lake	Raptor Lake
Series	Core 12000	Core 13000
Release	Q4 2021	Q1 2023
Launch MSRP	US$450	US$196
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Cores, clocks and cache

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

Power and manufacturing

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

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i7-12700K	Intel Core i5-13400F
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	Intel UHD Graphics 770	None (graphics card required)

Our measurements

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

Test system

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

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