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£168.97
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $233
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MSRP in USD: $233
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 Intel Core i5-13400F
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £168.97 vs £257.21
- Up to 33% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-12600 - £0.87 vs £1.3 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 2% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-13400F - 198 vs 195 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-13400F doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-13400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
195
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.87/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-13400F Desktop Processor 10 cores (6 P-cores + 4 E-cores) 20MB Cache, up to 4.6 GHz
Buy for £168.97 on Amazon
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Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
Buy for £257.21 on Amazon
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Updated 145 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-13400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13400F | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-13400F or Core i5-12600
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
163 FPS
£7.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,149.95
In Stock
123 FPS
£7.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£949
In Stock
163 FPS
£7.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,269
In Stock
163 FPS
£8.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,319
In Stock
110 FPS
£8.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£945.69
In Stock
130 FPS
£8.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,112.36
In Stock
123 FPS
£8.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£989
In Stock
140 FPS
£7.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,089
In Stock
163 FPS
£8.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,319.95
In Stock
123 FPS
£7.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£979
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