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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-13400 is 1785 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13400
- Performs up to 14% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-8500 - 161 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-13400 - $139.0 vs $199.0
- Up to 20% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-13400 - $0.99 vs $1.24 per FPS
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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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Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-13400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13400 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-13400 or Core i5-8500
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
89 FPS
$11.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,025
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43 FPS
$28.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,209
In Stock
89 FPS
$11.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
In Stock
89 FPS
$10.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
In Stock
89 FPS
$15.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,399
In Stock
89 FPS
$13.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199
In Stock
124 FPS
$11.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
In Stock
89 FPS
$11.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
In Stock
89 FPS
$13.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199
In Stock
89 FPS
$14.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,299
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