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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 cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13400 is 4332 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i5-13400 - $178.02 vs $199.0
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13400
- Performs up to 5900% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-990X - 60 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 98% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-990X - $3.32 vs $178.02 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-13400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
60
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199
89%
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
High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-13400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-13400 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i5-13400
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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$66.67/FPS
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Core i5-13400
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Core i5-13400
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