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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $221
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MSRP in USD: $221
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 13% better in Deathloop than Core i5-2500K - 191 vs 169 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $199.0 vs $269.99
- Up to 35% better value when playing Deathloop than Core i5-2500K - $1.04 vs $1.6 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads
Deathloop
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Core i5-13400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
191
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-13400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i5-13400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Core i5-13400
Deathloop, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
86 FPS
$11.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
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86 FPS
$16.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,399
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86 FPS
$11.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,028
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86 FPS
$11.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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86 FPS
$13.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199
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86 FPS
$11.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
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120 FPS
$11.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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86 FPS
$13.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199
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86 FPS
$15.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,299
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86 FPS
$12.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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