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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13400 is 4378 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13400
- Performs up to 56% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-2500K - 151 vs 97 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $201.33 vs $449.95
- Up to 71% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i5-2500K - $1.33 vs $4.64 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-13400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
151
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$201.33
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
97
64.23841059602648%
Value, $/FPS
$4.64/FPS
28.66379310344828%
Price, $
$449.95
44%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-13400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
28.246611281154347%
Multi-Core
1921
18.535314550366657%
Intel Core i5-13400 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-13400 or Core i5-2500K
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
93 FPS
$10.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,015
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71 FPS
$12.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
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71 FPS
$14.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$999
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93 FPS
$14.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,329.99
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56 FPS
$22.12/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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56 FPS
$20.16/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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56 FPS
$19.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,069
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56 FPS
$20.88/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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56 FPS
$19.8/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,109
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56 FPS
$19.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,069
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