i3-7120 vs i5-13400

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-13400 and Core i3-7120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	485	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	44.10	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	21.26	no data
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)	17 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$221	$117

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-13400 and Core i3-7120 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 cores	10 (Deca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	40
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	14 nm
Die size	257 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	65 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-13400 and Core i3-7120 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1700	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13400 and Core i3-7120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i5-13400 and Core i3-7120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-13400 and Core i3-7120 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-13400 and Core i3-7120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	192 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 730	Intel HD Graphics 630
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.55 GHz	no data
Execution Units	24	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-13400 and Core i3-7120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-13400 and Core i3-7120 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-13400 and Core i3-7120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13400 and Core i3-7120.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	4.15	3.10
Recency	4 January 2023	17 July 2017
Physical cores	10	2
Threads	16	4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	51 Watt

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