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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13400F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-13400F is 2743 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13400F
- Performs up to 11% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-6400 - 110 vs 99 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i5-13400F - $68.64 vs $899.99
- Up to 92% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-13400F - $0.69 vs $8.18 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-13400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-13400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13400F | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-13400F or Core i5-6400
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
64 FPS
$16.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,059.99
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64 FPS
$16.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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46 FPS
$20.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$929.99
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64 FPS
$14.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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64 FPS
$17.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,139
In Stock
64 FPS
$14.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
In Stock
64 FPS
$16.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,029
In Stock
64 FPS
$14.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$949
In Stock
46 FPS
$19.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$919
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34 FPS
$13.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$457.41
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