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Core i5-12600 vs Core i5-13400F

Core i5-12600 vs Core i5-13400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i5-12600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop-Prozessor 18 MB Cache, bis zu 4,80 GHz

Buy for 220.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6655 minutes ago

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Core i5-13400F

2.5 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-13400F Desktop-Prozessor 10 Kerne (6 P-cores und 4 E-cores) 20 MB Cache, bis zu 4,6 GHz

Buy for 163.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6654 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i5-12600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop-Prozessor 18 MB Cache, bis zu 4,80 GHz

Buy for 220.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6655 minutes ago

vs

Core i5-13400F

2.5 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-13400F Desktop-Prozessor 10 Kerne (6 P-cores und 4 E-cores) 20 MB Cache, bis zu 4,6 GHz

Buy for 163.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6654 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-13400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-13400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 344 days older than the cheaper Core i5-13400F.

Advantages of Core i5-12600

  • Performs up to 2% better in Rust than Core i5-13400F - 240 vs 236 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-13400F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-13400F

  • Up to 26% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - €163.90 vs €220.50
  • Up to 25% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-12600 - €0.69 vs €0.92 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 16 vs 12 threads
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Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

240

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.92/FPS

75%

Price, €

€220.5

74%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop-Prozessor 18 MB Cache, bis zu 4,80 GHz

Buy for 220.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6655 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

236

98%

Value, €/FPS

€0.69/FPS

100%

Price, €

€163.9

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-13400F Desktop-Prozessor 10 Kerne (6 P-cores und 4 E-cores) 20 MB Cache, bis zu 4,6 GHz

Buy for 163.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6654 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2371

100%

Multi-Core

9721

90%

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2290

97%

Multi-Core

10745

100%

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo

Core i5-12600

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Intel Core i5-13400F Logo

Core i5-13400F

Jan 25th, 2022
Jan 4th, 2023
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Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1700
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3.3 GHz
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Core i5-13400F

163.9

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Ryzen 7 5700

161.25

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

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Ryzen 9 7950X

771.1

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

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Ryzen 9 5900X

489

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Core i5-13400F

163.9

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Core i9-12900K

467.41

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
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163.9

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1,014.81

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

238.77

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

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Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

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Core i5-12600K

199.76

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

468.37

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

439.13

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

511

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

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Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

313.15

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

168.3

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

273.11

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

398.73

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.84

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

110.27

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

161.25

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

771.1

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

467.41

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.81

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

238.77

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X
Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

468.37

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

439.13

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F
Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

220.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

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