Intel Core i9-12900K vs Intel Core i5-13400F

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Intel

Intel Core i9-12900K

Overall performance index

70,1

Rank 16 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$648

Intel

Intel Core i5-13400F

Overall performance index

57,0

Rank 25 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$196

Intel Core i9-12900K is 22,9% faster on average

Intel Core i9-12900K Intel Core i5-13400F

Individual tests: Intel Core i9-12900K wins 26, Intel Core i5-13400F wins 2 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +15,3 % 292,8fps 253,9fps Multi-thread +42,3 % 102,4points 71,9points Single-thread +13,1 % 126,6points 111,9points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K +15,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.147 points 15.344 points +18,3 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.363 points 6.492 points +2,0 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.316 points 35.636 points +27,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,9 fps 266,5 fps +27,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 233,0 fps 231,0 fps +0,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.095 points 23.380 points +1,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 343,9 fps 278,5 fps +23,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 255,2 fps 239,7 fps +6,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 508,2 fps 306,8 fps +65,6 %

Counter-Strike 2 372,9 fps 335,3 fps +11,2 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +42,3 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 122.953 MIPS 80.402 MIPS +52,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 55,0 s 95,0 s +72,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 815,0 s 1.191 s +46,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 34.523 KB/s 24.846 KB/s +38,9 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.051 points 2.304 points +75,8 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 10.540 points 5.866 points +79,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.159 points 5.539 points +65,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.464 points 13.066 points +41,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 11.769 points 7.371 points +59,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 10.311 points 7.378 points +39,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.731 points 5.683 points +36,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.139 points 3.499 points +18,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.111 points 1.905 points +10,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 18.143 points 12.557 points +44,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.045 px/s 5.189 px/s +74,3 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +13,1 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.063 points 969,0 points +9,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.000 points 1.745 points +14,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 736,0 px/s 644,0 px/s +14,3 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	Intel Core i9-12900K	Intel Core i5-13400F
Codename	Alder Lake	Raptor Lake
Series	Core 12000	Core 13000
Release	Q4 2021	Q1 2023
Launch MSRP	US$648	US$196
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i9-12900K	Intel Core i5-13400F
Cores / threads	16	10
Threads	24	16
Performance cores	8	6
Efficient cores	8	4
Base clock	3.2 GHz	2.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.2 GHz	4.6 GHz
L2 cache	14 MB	9.5 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	20 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i9-12900K	Intel Core i5-13400F
TDP / base power	125 W	65 W
Max turbo power	241 W	148 W
Process	Intel 7	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i9-12900K	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 i9-12900K	Intel Core i5-13400F
System power idle	101 W	93 W
System power load	351 W	226 W
CPU package idle	18 W	11.8 W
CPU package load	212 W	115 W
Temperature idle	29 °C	28 °C
Temperature load	86 °C	61 °C
Highest measured clock	5000 MHz	4588 MHz / 3292 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)

Test system

	Intel Core i9-12900K	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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