Intel Core i5-13400 Review: Gaming Dominance at $200

The $221 Intel Core i5-13400 comes armed with ten cores and 16 threads, but you can also buy the chip as a graphics-less Core i5-13400F model that delivers identical performance for $196, giving AMD’s Ryzen 7000 lineup stiff competition — particularly in the mid-range tier where AMD’s chips suffer the most from high platform pricing. The Core i5-13400/F is a solid improvement over the previous-gen 12400 model that has long dominated our best CPUs for gaming list due to its exceptional performance and attractive pricing. This new 13th-Gen Raptor Lake chip delivers even more gaming performance than its predecessor, and Intel’s addition of e-cores to its 65W Core i5 processors, a first, brings additional threaded horsepower for productivity and game streaming, too. Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 processors, coming out on top in our CPU benchmark hierarchy. The rivalry remains heated, though: AMD recently released three new ‘non-X’ processors, including the $229 Ryzen 5 7600 that’s the 13400’s closest competitor. However, although the non-X chips are a better value than AMD’s X-series processors, they still have other pricing problems. Swipe to scroll horizontally Header Cell – Column 0 Street/MSRP Cores / Threads (P+E) P-Core Base / Boost Clock (GHz) E-Core Base… Read full this story

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