Intel i5-13400F CPU Review & Benchmarks vs. AMD R7 5700X, 7600, & More
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Your GPU reviews are also really helpful for the same reason. Keep up the great work!
This CPU seems kinda weak but at least there are current generation alternatives that compete on performance and price. New market for last gen still being alive is fantastic and helped me to design a build for my brother that would be affordable and upgradable.
Date: 2023-02-11
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Sweet, I was hoping to see a comparison between the Ryzen 7 5700x and i5-13400F. 2 weeks ago I had finally switched from the good old s1150 platform ( i7-4770k 4.2Ghz /w Scythe Katana 4, Asus Maximus VI Hero and 4x4Gb Team Vulcan red ddr3 2666mhz) to a new AM4 one based on the R7 5700x ( bought for 170 ) /w Silentiumpc Fera 5 Argb ( 30 ), Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite v2 ( 135 ) and 2x16Gb ddr4 3200mhz Adata XPG Spectrix D41 Rgb ( 52 because I had a 65 coupon available). I initially wanted to go with the i5-13400F, but it was 65 more expensive and a B760 atx board was also 35 pricier. Since I'm a casual user and also living in Romania, where the minimum wage is 305 euros ( 335 ), every dollar counts. Plus, I can barely sense a difference as a casual user in normal everyday tasks compared to my i7-4770k. Now I need to upgrade my Gtx 1070 and 1080p Dell P2414h 60hz 78hz monitor with something more powerful in order to actually make use of the R7 5700x. I did noticed that ingame micro stutters in games like FFXIV are gone now and my fps increased a bit in Guild wars 2, even with this gtx1070, but that's a massive cpu dependent game ( and also poorly optimised). In rest, the average fps increase in other games is like 5-10% max, but with some noticeable less micro stutters in some games, therefore higher 1% lows compared to the i7-4770k. Hopefully I can find an RX6600XT for less than 270 on the used market... and maybe an AOC 24G2 at a good price.
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Sweet, I was hoping to see a comparison between the Ryzen 7 5700x and i5-13400F. 2 weeks ago I had finally switched from the good old s1150 platform ( i7-4770k 4.2Ghz /w Scythe Katana 4, Asus Maximus VI Hero and 4x4Gb Team Vulcan red ddr3 2666mhz) to a new AM4 one based on the R7 5700x ( bought for 170 ) /w Silentiumpc Fera 5 Argb ( 30 ), Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite v2 ( 135 ) and 2x16Gb ddr4 3200mhz Adata XPG Spectrix D41 Rgb ( 52 because I had a 65 coupon available). I initially wanted to go with the i5-13400F, but it was 65 more expensive and a B760 atx board was also 35 pricier. Since I'm a casual user and also living in Romania, where the minimum wage is 305 euros ( 335 ), every dollar counts. Plus, I can barely sense a difference as a casual user in normal everyday tasks compared to my i7-4770k. Now I need to upgrade my Gtx 1070 and 1080p Dell P2414h 60hz 78hz monitor with something more powerful in order to actually make use of the R7 5700x. I did noticed that ingame micro stutters in games like FFXIV are gone now and my fps increased a bit in Guild wars 2, even with this gtx1070, but that's a massive cpu dependent game ( and also poorly optimised). In rest, the average fps increase in other games is like 5-10% max, but with some noticeable less micro stutters in some games, therefore higher 1% lows compared to the i7-4770k. Hopefully I can find an RX6600XT for less than 270 on the used market... and maybe an AOC 24G2 at a good price.
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Diner50
To buy this thing when there is 5700x and 5600-7600(nonx) on the market already.12600-12700k and not to talk about 12100. This CPU might end up being a really good pick in a few months to half a years time when they figure out that they are not going to move otherwise. I rather get a 12100 then messing with some E cores that is for sure. But cheap enough 13400 might be a good Windows 11 CPU no? Sacrifice the E cores to Microsoft or whatever background stuff. But we all know it is going to hog gaming performance for important updates and virus scans . No chance 4 E cores are enough to hold off Winblows. To much important stuff that needs the P cores! User applications can use the E cores and leave the P ones free.
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To buy this thing when there is 5700x and 5600-7600(nonx) on the market already.12600-12700k and not to talk about 12100. This CPU might end up being a really good pick in a few months to half a years time when they figure out that they are not going to move otherwise. I rather get a 12100 then messing with some E cores that is for sure. But cheap enough 13400 might be a good Windows 11 CPU no? Sacrifice the E cores to Microsoft or whatever background stuff. But we all know it is going to hog gaming performance for important updates and virus scans . No chance 4 E cores are enough to hold off Winblows. To much important stuff that needs the P cores! User applications can use the E cores and leave the P ones free.
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atom608
Im sorry but I disagree with the 13400f being a bad value, 13400 yes as the 13500 is just 10-20 more for quite a bit more performance but intel CPUs are no where as sensitive as Ryzen for ram so you can be a bit more relaxed on the timings and freq and not worry about infinity fabric and still get the most out of those chips. for example 3200mhz cl18 which would be considered loose would be fine for the 13400f. The 12400f was a great gaming CPU but lacked multi core and this chip pretty much fixes that on the multi core side of things.
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Im sorry but I disagree with the 13400f being a bad value, 13400 yes as the 13500 is just 10-20 more for quite a bit more performance but intel CPUs are no where as sensitive as Ryzen for ram so you can be a bit more relaxed on the timings and freq and not worry about infinity fabric and still get the most out of those chips. for example 3200mhz cl18 which would be considered loose would be fine for the 13400f. The 12400f was a great gaming CPU but lacked multi core and this chip pretty much fixes that on the multi core side of things.
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BansheeHero
I use E cores for virtualization and 13400 is a huge discount for my plans to buy 12600K (I use iGPU for the host). For AMD I would have to go to 2 CCDs for better performance and with 12600K I pay extra for bump in performance that I do not need. The closest competition for my use-case is 3700X.
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So yeah shrug, but I am not being mad that I got a discount on a MB and second GPU compared to 5700X. (Not a chipset thing, just motherboards that support a second GPU for VFIO are generally more expensive on both platforms)
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I use E cores for virtualization and 13400 is a huge discount for my plans to buy 12600K (I use iGPU for the host). For AMD I would have to go to 2 CCDs for better performance and with 12600K I pay extra for bump in performance that I do not need. The closest competition for my use-case is 3700X.
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So yeah shrug, but I am not being mad that I got a discount on a MB and second GPU compared to 5700X. (Not a chipset thing, just motherboards that support a second GPU for VFIO are generally more expensive on both platforms)
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Christopher
My new main system is a 13700K, it's a MONSTER. I then decided I wanted a reasonable core count CPU for a mini server, I initially looked at a 13500 after my issues I experienced with AMD's 5600G setup, with horrible display issues using the IGPU. However, with the cost of the 13500 being pushed to 300 dollars and moist places didn't have stock, I decided to go with a 13600k for 302 bucks, which cost me a total of 320 with Tax, shipped to my door. It's crazy how the pricing is setup/configured.
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My new main system is a 13700K, it's a MONSTER. I then decided I wanted a reasonable core count CPU for a mini server, I initially looked at a 13500 after my issues I experienced with AMD's 5600G setup, with horrible display issues using the IGPU. However, with the cost of the 13500 being pushed to 300 dollars and moist places didn't have stock, I decided to go with a 13600k for 302 bucks, which cost me a total of 320 with Tax, shipped to my door. It's crazy how the pricing is setup/configured.
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swellframe
Great review guys try keeping the same processors on all benchmarks, specially the ones mentioned in the title(5700x). I would have loved to see how efficient the 5700x is on the power consumption bench, but it wasnt there. Also if you are doing 4 core intel, it should be fair doing the 3300x, zen + or older i would start facing them out since they are almost 4 generations old, and the people on AM4 either moved to zen 2 or zen 3.
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Great review guys try keeping the same processors on all benchmarks, specially the ones mentioned in the title(5700x). I would have loved to see how efficient the 5700x is on the power consumption bench, but it wasnt there. Also if you are doing 4 core intel, it should be fair doing the 3300x, zen + or older i would start facing them out since they are almost 4 generations old, and the people on AM4 either moved to zen 2 or zen 3.
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neon-sunset
It's funny to look back and see how the tables have turned, with AMD being the champion of gaming CPUs. With that said, I will be getting i5-13500 for home server because it offers really really good value for the money. That is if you host many small workloads for which having 6P + 8E is perfect, because it is more efficient to have many moderate power cores than few high power ones that have to switch between many threads.
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It's funny to look back and see how the tables have turned, with AMD being the champion of gaming CPUs. With that said, I will be getting i5-13500 for home server because it offers really really good value for the money. That is if you host many small workloads for which having 6P + 8E is perfect, because it is more efficient to have many moderate power cores than few high power ones that have to switch between many threads.
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Christopher
As this release cycle has come through your suite, never been more thankful for buying the 5800X3D when it was on sale. Yes I'm on a 'dead' platform, but when it outperforms or matches the current generation of top of the range, I can't complain. Will be interesting seeing the new X3D chips soon given the core performance uplift but it looks like I'm going to be happy with my build for years
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As this release cycle has come through your suite, never been more thankful for buying the 5800X3D when it was on sale. Yes I'm on a 'dead' platform, but when it outperforms or matches the current generation of top of the range, I can't complain. Will be interesting seeing the new X3D chips soon given the core performance uplift but it looks like I'm going to be happy with my build for years
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BrayBray69
you guys should honestly leave a full cpu comparison chart on your website, where you just have the different slides like usual but with all the cpus you ve tested in the past year. i d say have your test date on there too, for someone who s always just checking cpu reviews for what i can find on marketplace for a good deal it d make it a lot easier to just have one place that has them all.
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you guys should honestly leave a full cpu comparison chart on your website, where you just have the different slides like usual but with all the cpus you ve tested in the past year. i d say have your test date on there too, for someone who s always just checking cpu reviews for what i can find on marketplace for a good deal it d make it a lot easier to just have one place that has them all.
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PostWin
The 12600K is like 3-4 difference from the 13400, and the same difference when looking at F skus. While the 12600k beats it in every gaming benchmark, producivity benchmark and able to be overclocked to extend the lead. The only difference is the efficiency, but at the point you can look at the Ryzen non-x skus for a lot better performance for a little increase in price.
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The 12600K is like 3-4 difference from the 13400, and the same difference when looking at F skus. While the 12600k beats it in every gaming benchmark, producivity benchmark and able to be overclocked to extend the lead. The only difference is the efficiency, but at the point you can look at the Ryzen non-x skus for a lot better performance for a little increase in price.
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Mr.
The only issue this CPU has (because the price will drop over time similar to the previous generations) is the fact that Intel is selling an Alder Lake CPU as a Raptor Lake CPU, which is disgusting. If it had proper Raptor Lake architecture nobody would cry about the basically non-existent performance gains over the 12400F and it would be great.
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The only issue this CPU has (because the price will drop over time similar to the previous generations) is the fact that Intel is selling an Alder Lake CPU as a Raptor Lake CPU, which is disgusting. If it had proper Raptor Lake architecture nobody would cry about the basically non-existent performance gains over the 12400F and it would be great.
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i3lueFire
I do love the work you guys do. However the relative scaling chart around the 18m mark was a little weird to look at and I am not sure if it was a value-add to the video. I think it would be better if you listed the CPUs on the sides of chart that showed their advantage. I was having a hard time reading it.
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I do love the work you guys do. However the relative scaling chart around the 18m mark was a little weird to look at and I am not sure if it was a value-add to the video. I think it would be better if you listed the CPUs on the sides of chart that showed their advantage. I was having a hard time reading it.
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ZivZulander
The 13500 is interesting for the core count and reasonable price at MSRP, at least for productivity uses if not gaming. But this and the other rehashing of 12th gen is a bit disappointing from Intel. The 200 and lower segment needs some better competition, and not just old CPUs.
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The 13500 is interesting for the core count and reasonable price at MSRP, at least for productivity uses if not gaming. But this and the other rehashing of 12th gen is a bit disappointing from Intel. The 200 and lower segment needs some better competition, and not just old CPUs.
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Egor
I genuinely appreciate the focus all the tech gurus put on price vs value. I'm researching for my first build and with my dyslexia all the numbers get overwhelming fast and it saves my few remaining brain cells (ahhh the 80s, how I wish I could remember you. I'm told we had a blast).
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I genuinely appreciate the focus all the tech gurus put on price vs value. I'm researching for my first build and with my dyslexia all the numbers get overwhelming fast and it saves my few remaining brain cells (ahhh the 80s, how I wish I could remember you. I'm told we had a blast).
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