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Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i7-9700K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2023
Intel Core i5-13400
Intel Core i5-13400
Released
Q4/2018
Overall score
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Intel Core i7-9700K
Intel Core i7-9700K

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-13400 or Intel Core i7-9700K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-13400 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz). 10 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Intel Core i7-9700K has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    189 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    10 left arrow 8
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-13400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    57 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    81 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    162 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    210 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    568 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    156 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    16 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    24 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    77 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    259 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 31% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz)

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-9700K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    208 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    183 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    170 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    183 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    83 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    208 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    307 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    360 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    70 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    675 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    141 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    121 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    42 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    108 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    7 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    309 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    8 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-13400 Intel Core i5-13400
Intel Core i7-9700K Intel Core i7-9700K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 13000 left arrow Intel Core i 9000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 9
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-12400 left arrow --
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i7-10700K
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 770 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.45 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 9.5
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-9700K and Intel Core i5-13400. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-13400 and Intel Core i7-9700K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 95 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    117 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-13400 and Intel Core i5-13400, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • L2-Cache
    20.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    20.00 MB left arrow 12.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S Refresh left arrow Coffee Lake S Refresh
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • Release date
    Q1/2023 left arrow Q4/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-13400 and Intel Core i7-9700K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1712
Intel Core i5-13400
1246
Intel Core i7-9700K
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
15603
Intel Core i5-13400
9214
Intel Core i7-9700K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1644
Intel Core i5-13400
1302
Intel Core i7-9700K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
10309
Intel Core i5-13400
7421
Intel Core i7-9700K
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
742
Intel Core i5-13400
461
Intel Core i7-9700K

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