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Core i9-7940X vs Core i5-13400F

Core i9-7940X vs Core i5-13400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i9-7940X

3.1 GHz | 14-core

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W

Buy for $300 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7037 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-13400F

2.5 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS

Buy for $849.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7036 minutes ago

Core i9-7940X

3.1 GHz | 14-core

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W

Buy for $300 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7037 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-13400F

2.5 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS

Buy for $849.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7036 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-13400F outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-7940X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-13400F is 1951 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7940X.

Advantages of Core i9-7940X

  • Up to 65% cheaper than Core i5-13400F - $300.00 vs $849.99
  • Up to 61% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-13400F - $1.37 vs $3.53 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13400F - 28 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i5-13400F

  • Performs up to 10% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i9-7940X - 241 vs 219 FPS
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Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

219

91%

Value, $/FPS

$1.37/FPS

100%

Price, $

$300

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W

Buy for $300 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7037 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

241

100%

Value, $/FPS

$3.53/FPS

39%

Price, $

$849.99

35%

FPS Winner

Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS

Buy for $849.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7036 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

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

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1370

60%

Multi-Core

9923

92%

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

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2290

100%

Multi-Core

10745

100%

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo

Core i9-7940X

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Intel Core i5-13400F Logo

Core i5-13400F

Sep 1st, 2017
Jan 4th, 2023
Core i9Core i5
SkylakeRaptor Lake
Intel Socket 2066Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
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10
28
16
3.1 GHz
2.5 GHz
4.3 GHz
4.6 GHz
165 WNot Available
14 nm
10 nm
31.0x
25.0x
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$185

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$300

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$300

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Ryzen 7 5800X

$175.95

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$300

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$115.73

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$300

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Ryzen 7 5700

$127

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$300

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Ryzen 9 7950X

$495.36

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Core i9-7940X

$300

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

$294.95

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Core i9-7940X

$300

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Core i9-12900K

$279

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Core i9-7940X

$300

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Ryzen 9 5950X

$343.99

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Core i9-7940X

$300

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
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$300

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Ryzen 7 5700G

$172

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Core i9-7940X

$300

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Core i5-12600KF

$143.81

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

$300

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

$126.99

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

$300

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

$130

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

$300

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

$173

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Core i9-7940X

$300

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Core i7-13700K

$310

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Core i9-7940X

$300

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Core i9-14900KF

$416.96

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

$300

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Core i7-14700F

$273.18

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

$300

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Core i7-14700KF

$319.99

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Core i9-7940X

$300

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