i5-13400F vs A10-4600M

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Aggregate performance score

A10-4600M
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.22
Core i5-13400F
2023
10 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
15.84
+1198%

Core i5-13400F outperforms A10-4600M by a whopping 1198% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-4600M and Core i5-13400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2321420
Place by popularitynot in top-10043
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data55.42
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency3.3023.06
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$196

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-4600M and Core i5-13400F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache192 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A10-4600M and Core i5-13400F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFS1r2FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-4600M and Core i5-13400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A10-4600M and Core i5-13400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-4600M and Core i5-13400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-4600M and Core i5-13400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7660Gno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-4600M and Core i5-13400F.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-4600M 1.22
i5-13400F 15.84
+1198%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-4600M 1938
i5-13400F 25166
+1199%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A10-4600M 340
i5-13400F 2299
+576%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A10-4600M 728
i5-13400F 10935
+1402%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A10-4600M 2078
i5-13400F 8689
+318%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A10-4600M 5696
i5-13400F 51113
+797%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A10-4600M 2866
i5-13400F 13989
+388%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A10-4600M 26.49
i5-13400F 3.27
+710%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A10-4600M 2
i5-13400F 27
+1266%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

A10-4600M 187
i5-13400F 2364
+1164%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

A10-4600M 63
i5-13400F 252
+300%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

A10-4600M 0.7
i5-13400F 3.06
+337%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A10-4600M 1.2
i5-13400F 12.2
+917%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

A10-4600M 13
i5-13400F 137
+945%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

A10-4600M 58
i5-13400F 315
+447%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

A10-4600M 1892
i5-13400F 8602
+355%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.22 15.84
Recency 15 May 2012 4 January 2023
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

A10-4600M has 85.7% lower power consumption.

i5-13400F, on the other hand, has a 1198.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 150% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i5-13400F is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-4600M in performance tests.

Be aware that A10-4600M is a notebook processor while Core i5-13400F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A10-4600M and Core i5-13400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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