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Intel Core i5-13420H vs Intel Core i5-13400F. Specifications, performance, tests

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Intel Core i5-13420H
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Intel Core i5-13400F
Intel Core i5-13400F

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-13420H or Intel Core i5-13400F? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i5-13420H has a base frequency of 2.10 GHz (4.60 GHz). 8 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Intel Core i5-13400F has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz). 10 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Differences

  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    45 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-13420H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    304 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    69 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    10 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    35 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    65 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    103 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    117 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-13420H Intel Core i5-13420H
Intel Core i5-13400F Intel Core i5-13400F
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 13000H left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-12450H left arrow Intel Core i5-12400
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    4x Raptor Cove left arrow 6x Raptor Cove
  • A-Core Frequency
    2.10 GHz (4.60 GHz) left arrow 2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz)
  • B-Core
    4x Gracemont left arrow 4x Gracemont
  • B-Core Frequency
    1.50 GHz (3.40 GHz) left arrow 2.50 GHz (3.30 GHz)
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 10
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    48 left arrow -
  • Generation
    13 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    200 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (48 EU) left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    1200 MHz left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2023 left arrow -
  • Shader
    384 left arrow -
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-13400F and Intel Core i5-13420H. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    76.8 GB/s left arrow 89.6 GB/s
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-5200LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 left arrow DDR5-4800
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 28 left arrow 5.0 x 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-13420H and Intel Core i5-13400F Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    45 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL2)
    115 W left arrow 117 W
  • TDP down
    35 W left arrow -
  • TDP up
    95 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-13420H and Intel Core i5-13400F, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raptor Lake H left arrow Alder Lake S Refresh
  • Chip design
    Monolithic left arrow Monolithic
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet left arrow -
  • 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, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 20 MB
  • L3-Cache
    12 MB left arrow 20 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
  • Release date
    Q1/2023 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Release price
    342 $ left arrow -
  • Socket
    BGA 1744 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 9

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsIntel Core i5-13420H Intel Core i5-13400FResult difference¹
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows 122.093007 samples/min Submissions: 11 196.492103 samples/min Submissions: 6 +60.9 %
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows 126.965428 samples/min Submissions: 12 199.355566 samples/min Submissions: 8 +57.0 %
Blender 5.1.0 / CPU / Windows 104.606878 samples/min Submissions: 7 203.0258 samples/min Submissions: 9 +94.1 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 121.032013 samples/min Submissions: 50 200.318835 samples/min Submissions: 71 +65.5 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 114.602065 samples/min Submissions: 23 194.431037 samples/min Submissions: 18 +69.7 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 121.517197 samples/min Submissions: 60 185.751865 samples/min Submissions: 23 +52.9 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 120.950319 samples/min Submissions: 38 180.143499 samples/min Submissions: 33 +48.9 %
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows 131.293774 samples/min Submissions: 17 198.561504 samples/min Submissions: 24 +51.2 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 113.618187 samples/min Submissions: 29 191.443574 samples/min Submissions: 42 +68.5 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i5-13420H

Intel Core i5-13400F

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 14 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i5-13400F 5494.082873 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 14 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. / B760M GAMING PLUS WIFI DDR4 (MS-7D99)
Duration: 182.014 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 9 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i5-13420H 2975.039419 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 9 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: LENOVO / LNVNB161216
Duration: 336.13 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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