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

Intel

Intel Core i9-10900K

Overall performance index

54,9

Rank 26 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$537

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i5-13400F

Overall performance index

57,0

Rank 25 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$196

Intel Core i5-13400F is 3,8% faster on average

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

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +0,5 % 252,7fps 253,9fps Multi-thread +4,7 % 75,3points 71,9points Single-thread +14,5 % 95,7points 111,9points

Benchmarks

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

Individual results (10 tests)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-10900K +4,7 %

Individual results (15 tests)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13400F +17,0 %

Individual results (3 tests)

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

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

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 547,0 px/s 644,0 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 i9-10900K	Intel Core i5-13400F
Codename	Comet Lake	Raptor Lake
Series	Core 10000	Core 13000
Release	Q2 2020	Q1 2023
Launch MSRP	US$537	US$196
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Cores, clocks and cache

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

Power and manufacturing

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

Platform and connectivity

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

Our measurements

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

Test system

	Intel Core i9-10900K	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	DDR4 4200	DDR5-6400

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