Ultra 7 258V vs i5-13400F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-13400F
2023
10 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
15.83
+26.1%
Core Ultra 7 258V
2024
8 cores / 8 threads, 17 Watt
12.55

Core i5-13400F outperforms Core Ultra 7 258V by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-13400F and Core Ultra 7 258V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking432619
Place by popularity46not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation58.38no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency23.0569.86
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$196no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-13400F and Core Ultra 7 258V 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cache80K (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm3 nm
Die size257 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-13400F and Core Ultra 7 258V 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1700Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13400F and Core Ultra 7 258V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-13400F and Core Ultra 7 258V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-13400F and Core Ultra 7 258V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-13400F and Core Ultra 7 258V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5, DDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size192 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13400F and Core Ultra 7 258V.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0
PCI Express lanes164

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-13400F 15.83
+26.1%
Ultra 7 258V 12.55

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-13400F 25138
+26.1%
Ultra 7 258V 19937

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-13400F 8689
Ultra 7 258V 9982
+14.9%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-13400F 51113
+40.1%
Ultra 7 258V 36479

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-13400F 13989
+30.8%
Ultra 7 258V 10693

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-13400F 27
+39.7%
Ultra 7 258V 20

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-13400F 2364
+48.4%
Ultra 7 258V 1593

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i5-13400F 252
Ultra 7 258V 270
+7.1%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-13400F 3.06
Ultra 7 258V 3.36
+9.8%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-13400F 12.2
+60.5%
Ultra 7 258V 7.6

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-13400F 8602
+0.8%
Ultra 7 258V 8536

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-13400F 12095
+24.4%
Ultra 7 258V 9723

Blender(-)

i5-13400F 206
Ultra 7 258V 374
+81.3%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-13400F 1792
Ultra 7 258V 1973
+10.1%

7-Zip Single

i5-13400F 5743
+3.4%
Ultra 7 258V 5553

7-Zip

i5-13400F 60048
+66.5%
Ultra 7 258V 36068

WebXPRT 3

i5-13400F 294
+9.1%
Ultra 7 258V 270

CrossMark Overall

i5-13400F 1941
+16.2%
Ultra 7 258V 1670

WebXPRT 4 Overall

i5-13400F 254
Ultra 7 258V 264
+3.9%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i5-13400F 336
Ultra 7 258V 565
+68.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.83 12.55
Recency 4 January 2023 24 September 2024
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 17 Watt

i5-13400F has a 26.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 25% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ultra 7 258V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 282.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-13400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Ultra 7 258V in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-13400F is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 7 258V is a notebook one.


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