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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $134
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MSRP in USD: $134
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-13100 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-13100 is 1917 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i3-13100 - $130.73 vs $138.98
Advantages of Intel Core i3-13100
- Performs up to 12% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-8400 - 195 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-8400 - $0.71 vs $0.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i3-13100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
195
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$138.98
94%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-13100 Desktop Processor 4 cores (4 P-cores + 0 E-cores) 12MB Cache, up to 4.5 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i3-13100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i3-13100 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i3-13100
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
90 FPS
$8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-13100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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122 FPS
$8.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i3-13100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999
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