i9-13900KS vs Pentium E5400

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

Pentium E5400
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.64
Core i9-13900KS
2023
24 cores / 32 threads, 150 Watt
40.24
+6188%

Core i9-13900KS outperforms Pentium E5400 by a whopping 6188% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5400 and Core i9-13900KS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking277372
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.4654.91
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.9024.46
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date18 January 2009 (15 years ago)12 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$55$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-13900KS has 549% better value for money than Pentium E5400.

Detailed specifications

Pentium E5400 and Core i9-13900KS 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 cores2 (Dual-core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz5.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size82 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5400 and Core i9-13900KS 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
SocketLGA775FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5400 and Core i9-13900KS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium E5400 and Core i9-13900KS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E5400 and Core i9-13900KS are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5400 and Core i9-13900KS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium E5400 and Core i9-13900KS integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium E5400 and Core i9-13900KS integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium E5400 and Core i9-13900KS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5400 and Core i9-13900KS.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Pentium E5400 0.64
i9-13900KS 40.24
+6188%

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.

Pentium E5400 975
i9-13900KS 61588
+6217%

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.

Pentium E5400 311
i9-13900KS 3136
+908%

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.

Pentium E5400 506
i9-13900KS 21732
+4195%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.64 40.24
Recency 18 January 2009 12 January 2023
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 2 32
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 150 Watt

Pentium E5400 has 130.8% lower power consumption.

i9-13900KS, on the other hand, has a 6187.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and 1100% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

The Core i9-13900KS is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5400 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium E5400 and Core i9-13900KS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Pentium E5400
Pentium E5400
Intel Core i9-13900KS
Core i9-13900KS

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.3 308 votes

Rate Pentium E5400 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.8 827 votes

Rate Core i9-13900KS on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Pentium E5400 or Core i9-13900KS, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.