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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $221
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MSRP in USD: $221
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13400 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G540 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G540 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-13400 is 4140 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i5-13400 - $19.25 vs $169.35
- Up to 86% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-13400 - $0.12 vs $0.86 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13400
- Performs up to 29% better in Resident Evil 4 than Celeron G540 - 198 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 16 vs 2 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
154
77%
Value, $/FPS
$0.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$19.25
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G540 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.5 GHz 2M 65W LGA1155
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Intel Core i5-13400 Desktop Processor 10 cores (6 P-cores + 4 E-cores) 20MB Cache, up to 4.6 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Core i5-13400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G540 | vs | Intel Core i5-13400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Celeron G540 or Core i5-13400
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
90 FPS
$14.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,349
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90 FPS
$12.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099
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49 FPS
$23.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,169
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49 FPS
$25.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,239
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49 FPS
$23.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
24 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,129
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49 FPS
$19.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$979
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49 FPS
$23.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,169
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90 FPS
$11.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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49 FPS
$22.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,089
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49 FPS
$23.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,169
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