Intel Core i5-7400 vs Intel Core i5-13420H. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  Intel Core i5 Intel Core i5
• Generation
  7 13
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 7000 Intel Core i 13000H
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i5-6400 Intel Core i5-12450H
• Successor
  Intel Core i5-8400 --

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.

• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)

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 HD Graphics 630 Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (48 EU)
• GPU frequency
  0.35 GHz 0.20 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.00 GHz 1.20 GHz
• Execution units
  24 48
• Shader
  192 384
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB 32 GB
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Generation
  9.5 13
• Technology
  14 nm 10 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q1/2023

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

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• AV1
  No Decode
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-13420H and Intel Core i5-7400. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2400 DDR4-3200DDR5-5200LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 64 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2 (Dual Channel)

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-7400 and Intel Core i5-13420H to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP up
  -- 95 W
• TDP (PL2)
  -- 115 W
• TDP down
  -- 35 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 °C

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-7400 and Intel Core i5-7400, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L3-Cache
  6.00 MB 12.00 MB
• Architecture
  Kaby Lake S Raptor Lake H
• Technology
  14 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1151 BGA 1744
• Release date
  Q1/2017 Q1/2023