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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $221
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13400 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13400 is 891 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13400 - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13400
- Performs up to 7% better in Remnant II than Core i9-10850K - 97 vs 91 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - $201.33 vs $270.0
- Up to 30% better value when playing Remnant II than Core i9-10850K - $2.08 vs $2.97 per FPS
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
FPS
91
93.81443298969072%
Value, $/FPS
$2.97/FPS
70.03367003367003%
Price, $
$270
74%
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i5-13400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
97
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$201.33
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 i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Core i5-13400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Single-Core
1740
76.08220376038479%
Multi-Core
9096
87.76534156696256%
Intel Core i9-10850K | vs | Intel Core i5-13400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 10 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10850K or Core i5-13400
Remnant II, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
41 FPS
$24.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,015
In Stock
25 FPS
$35.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
In Stock
63 FPS
$79.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,988
In Stock
25 FPS
$39.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$999
In Stock
41 FPS
$32.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,329.99
In Stock
34 FPS
$58.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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45 FPS
$48.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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28 FPS
$49.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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14 FPS
$88.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,239
In Stock
14 FPS
$80.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-13400
24 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,129
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