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€126.13
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Prices and StockMSRP $182
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MSRP $182
Prices and StockMSRP $319
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MSRP $319
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13600K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-13600K is 1818 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Core i5-8400
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-13600K - $126.13 vs $230.62
- Up to 41% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i5-13600K - $0.56 vs $0.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-13600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-13600K
- Performs up to 9% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-8400 - 244 vs 224 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 20 vs 6 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
224
92%
Value, €/FPS
€0.56/FPS
100%
Price, €
€126.13
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 233 minutes ago
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
244
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.95/FPS
59%
Price, €
€230.62
54%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked
Buy for €230.62 on Amazon
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Updated 232 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400 | vs | Core i5-13600K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8400 or Core i5-13600K
With selected game settings
170 FPS
€10.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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213 FPS
€11.00/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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€2,342.33
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64 FPS
€11.96/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-8400
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€765.76
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