Core i5-13400F vs Core i5-12400F
The Core i5-13400F is about 20% faster than the Core i5-12400F. Here is where that gap comes from, what each one draws to get there, and whether it is the difference you are actually paying for.
Core i5-13400F +20%
Measured against the Core i5-12400F across the catalogue's combined workload index.
Where the gap is
Each row is scaled to the larger of the two values, so the bars show how much of the leader the other one reaches — not a shared scale across rows. The real figure is printed on every bar.
Side by side
| Specification | Core i5-12400F | Core i5-13400F |
|---|---|---|
| Performance index | 4500 | 5400 |
| Cores | 6 | 10 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Boost clock | 4.4 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Base clock | 2.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Power draw | 117 W | 148 W |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | LGA 1700 |
| Architecture | Alder Lake | Raptor Lake |
How the gap is worked out
The percentage compares the two parts on the same relative performance index the site's bottleneck and build tools use, expressed as a share of the slower one. It is a single combined figure, not a frame rate: a specific game at a specific resolution can and will land either side of it, and a card with more memory pulls further ahead the moment a title needs that memory. Treat it as the size of the gap, not as a measurement of your machine.
Pair it with a processor
A faster card only shows up as faster frames if the processor can keep up with it. The bottleneck detector takes both and says which one is holding the other back.
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