i5-13400 vs i9-13900K

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Aggregate performance score

Core i9-13900K
2022
24 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
37.09
+153%
Core i5-13400
2023
10 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
14.66

Core i9-13900K outperforms Core i5-13400 by a whopping 153% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-13900K and Core i5-13400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking88487
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation62.9346.94
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i9no data
Power efficiency28.0821.34
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date27 September 2022 (2 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$589$221

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-13900K has 34% better value for money than i5-13400.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-13900K and Core i5-13400 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed5.7 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rate4 × 16 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache1.5 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size257 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-13900K and Core i5-13400 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
SocketFCLGA1700FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)125 W, 253 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-13900K and Core i5-13400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+-
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i9-13900K and Core i5-13400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-13900K and Core i5-13400 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-13900K and Core i5-13400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size192 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth89.604 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 770Intel UHD Graphics 730
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.65 GHz1.55 GHz
Execution Units3224

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-13900K and Core i5-13400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported44

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-13900K and Core i5-13400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hz4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-13900K and Core i5-13400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-13900K and Core i5-13400.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

i9-13900K 37.09
+153%
i5-13400 14.66

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.

i9-13900K 58917
+153%
i5-13400 23286

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i9-13900K 3001
+30.6%
i5-13400 2298

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i9-13900K 20187
+97.8%
i5-13400 10206

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.

i9-13900K 12018
+37.8%
i5-13400 8721

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.

i9-13900K 87738
+71.7%
i5-13400 51095

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.

i9-13900K 20192
+48.1%
i5-13400 13632

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i9-13900K 2.05
+69.3%
i5-13400 3.47

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.

i9-13900K 68
+147%
i5-13400 27

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i9-13900K 5806
+146%
i5-13400 2358

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.

i9-13900K 318
+23.7%
i5-13400 257

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.

i9-13900K 3.87
+24.8%
i5-13400 3.1

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.

i9-13900K 22.9
+94.1%
i5-13400 11.8

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.

i9-13900K 14271
+78.9%
i5-13400 7979

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i9-13900K 265
+95%
i5-13400 136

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i9-13900K 419
+34.8%
i5-13400 311

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i9-13900K 24033
+98.5%
i5-13400 12107

Blender(-)

i9-13900K 84
i5-13400 206
+145%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i9-13900K 2286
+27.4%
i5-13400 1795

7-Zip Single

i9-13900K 7272
+24.8%
i5-13400 5829

7-Zip

i9-13900K 146984
+147%
i5-13400 59510

WebXPRT 3

i9-13900K 368
+20.3%
i5-13400 306

CrossMark Overall

i9-13900K 2580
+37.5%
i5-13400 1877

WebXPRT 4 Overall

i9-13900K 316
+25.9%
i5-13400 251

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i9-13900K 141
i5-13400 336
+139%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.09 14.66
Integrated graphics card 6.16 4.16
Recency 27 September 2022 4 January 2023
Physical cores 24 10
Threads 32 16
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

i9-13900K has a 153% higher aggregate performance score, 48.1% faster integrated GPU, and 140% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

i5-13400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-13900K is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-13400 in performance tests.


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