Intel
Intel Core i5-13400F
The graphics-less i5-13400: ten cores and sixteen threads for under $200, on a 65 W base power budget with a cooler in the box. It replaced the 12400F as the default budget gaming CPU and still holds that role on LGA1700 in 2026.
Pros
- 10 cores / 16 threads at a sub-$200 launch price, with the E-cores absorbing background load
- 4.6 GHz peak boost keeps 1080p and 1440p frame rates close to far more expensive chips
- 65 W base power and a bundled cooler — no extra thermal spend
- 20 MB L3 gives consistent frame times in cache-sensitive titles
- Cheap B660/B760 DDR4 boards make it one of the lowest total-platform-cost builds available
Cons
- No integrated graphics — a discrete GPU is required for any display output
- Sold in two steppings (Raptor Lake and Alder Lake dies), so review numbers and cache figures do not always match the chip in the box
- Locked multiplier and DDR5-4800 official cap; a Z-series board buys almost nothing here
- Peak turbo of 148 W pushes the bundled cooler hard in long all-core runs
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core i5-13400F
General
- Announced
- 2023
- Socket
- LGA1700
- Process
- 10 nm
- Base TDP
- 65 W
- Max turbo power
- 148 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- No
- Cooler included
- Yes
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 10
- Performance cores
- 6
- Efficiency cores
- 4
- Threads
- 16
- Base clock
- 2.5 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.6 GHz
- L2 cache
- 10 MB
- L3 cache
- 20 MB
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200
- Max memory
- 128 GB
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 5
- CPU PCIe lanes
- 20
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,300
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 11,300
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,800
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 15,800
- PassMark
- 25,600
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i5-13400F good in 2026?
The Intel Core i5-13400F earns an Inno Score of 53.5/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The graphics-less i5-13400: ten cores and sixteen threads for under $200, on a 65 W base power budget with a cooler in the box. It replaced the 12400F as the default budget gaming CPU and still holds that role on LGA1700 in 2026.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core i5-13400F?
Cores: 10 · Threads: 16 · Boost clock: 4.6 GHz · Socket: LGA1700
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core i5-13400F?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i5-13400, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.