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Core i5-9400 vs Core i7-13700K

Core i5-9400 vs Core i7-13700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for £222.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 114 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Core i7-13700K

3.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Intel Core i7-13700K Desktop Processor 16 cores (8 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 30M Cache, up to 5.4 GHz

Buy for £307.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 113 minutes ago

Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for £222.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 114 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Core i7-13700K

3.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Intel Core i7-13700K Desktop Processor 16 cores (8 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 30M Cache, up to 5.4 GHz

Buy for £307.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 113 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-13700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-13700K is 1439 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.

Advantages of Core i5-9400

  • Up to 28% cheaper than Core i7-13700K - £222.44 vs £307.67
  • Up to 26% better value when playing Control than Core i7-13700K - £1.10 vs £1.48 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-13700K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-13700K

  • Performs up to 3% better in Control than Core i5-9400 - 208 vs 202 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 24 vs 6 threads
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Control

Control

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

202

97%

Value, £/FPS

£1.1/FPS

100%

Price, £

£222.44

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for £222.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 114 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

208

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.48/FPS

74%

Price, £

£307.67

72%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-13700K Desktop Processor 16 cores (8 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 30M Cache, up to 5.4 GHz

Buy for £307.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 113 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

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

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

49%

Multi-Core

4795

27%

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

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2840

100%

Multi-Core

17611

100%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo

Core i5-9400

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo

Core i7-13700K

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameRaptor Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
6Threads
24
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.4 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
29.0xMultiplier
34.0x
UHD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-9400 or Core i7-13700K

With selected game settings

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£307.67

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£307.67

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£488.99

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£307.67

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£307.67

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£307.67

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£208.69

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Core i7-13700K

£307.67

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Core i7-14700K

£343.97

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Core i7-13700K

£307.67

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Ryzen 5 5600

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

£307.67

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Ryzen 9 7900X

£929.89

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

£307.67

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Ryzen 9 5900X

£204

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

£307.67

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

£295

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

£307.67

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

£328.01

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

£307.67

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Ryzen 7 5700G

£139.99

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

£307.67

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

£257.13

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

£307.67

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Ryzen 9 7950X

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

£307.67

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

£169.39

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

£307.67

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

£354.25

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

£307.67

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

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

£307.67

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

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

£307.67

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

£238.62

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

£307.67

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

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

£307.67

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

£639.99

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

£307.67

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

£326.49

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

£307.67

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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

£307.67

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

£218.88

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

£307.67

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

£433.5

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

£307.67

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AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

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

£307.67

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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

£739.89

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

£84

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

£488.99

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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

£208.69

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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

£343.97

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

£929.89

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

£204

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

£295

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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

£328.01

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

£139.99

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

£257.13

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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

£169.39

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

£354.25

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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

£238.62

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

£639.99

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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

£326.49

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

£218.88

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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

£433.5

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