i5-13400F vs Celeron 420

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 420 and Core i5-13400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	401
Place by popularity	not in top-100	41
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	57.80
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Conroe-L (2007−2008)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	June 2007 (17 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$23	$196

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron 420 and Core i5-13400F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	1 (Single-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	1	16
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	4.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB	0.1 MB
L2 cache	512 KB	9.5 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	20 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	77 mm2	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	60 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	105 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	1V-1.3375V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 420 and Core i5-13400F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	LGA775	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 420 and Core i5-13400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron 420 and Core i5-13400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 420 and Core i5-13400F are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 420 and Core i5-13400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR5, DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	192 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	76.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 420 and Core i5-13400F.

PCIe version	no data	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	10
Threads	1	16
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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