The performance of Intel Core i5-13400 and i5-12600K is similar

It is rumored that Intel plans to launch non-K/KF 13th-generation Core desktop processors and H770/B760 chipsets on January 3, 2023, mainly for mainstream players and ordinary users, and closer to the needs of general user groups. Among them, the Core i5-13400 is a model that has received a lot of attention, which can well meet the needs of most users and has a high-cost performance.

Recently, a retailer from Vietnam compared the Intel Core i5-13400 with the Core i5-12600K, and the test shows that the performance of the two is relatively close. The Core i5-13400 has 6 P-Cores and 4 E-Cores, a total of 10 cores and 16 threads. The base frequency is 2.5 GHz, the highest turbo frequency is 4.6 GHz, the TDP is 65W, and the PL2 is about 120W.

Among them, in Cinebench R23, Core i5-13400 is about 10% slower than Core i5-12600K in multi-threaded workloads, and 5% slower in single-threaded workloads; PugetSystem benchmarks show a difference of less than 5% between the two; in Blender, the Core i5-13400 was about 5% slower than the Core i5-12600K.

The Core i5-13400 is well controlled in terms of power consumption and temperature, and a cheap air-cooled radiator can meet heat dissipation needs. Its temperature is kept at a low level, and the power consumption is slightly high, reaching a maximum of 140W, which may be related to the motherboard BIOS used in the test platform. It is understood that motherboard manufacturers will provide a new version of BIOS when Intel officially releases the Core i5-13400 to better solve this problem.

Referring to the price of the Core i5-12400, if the Core i5-13400 can maintain a similar price, it will be the most cost-effective desktop processor in the future and become the first model of many mainstream users.