i5-14600K vs i5-13400

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-13400
2023
10 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
14.60
Core i5-14600K
2023
14 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
24.52
+67.9%

Core i5-14600K outperforms Core i5-13400 by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-13400 and Core i5-14600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking485204
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation44.1060.81
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency21.2618.56
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$221$319

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-14600K has 38% better value for money than i5-13400.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-13400 and Core i5-14600K 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz5.3 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size257 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-13400 and Core i5-14600K 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
SocketFCLGA1700FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13400 and Core i5-14600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i5-13400 and Core i5-14600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-13400 and Core i5-14600K are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-13400 and Core i5-14600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size192 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 730Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.55 GHz1.55 GHz
Execution Units2432

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-13400 and Core i5-14600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported44

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-13400 and Core i5-14600K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hz4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-13400 and Core i5-14600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13400 and Core i5-14600K.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i5-13400 14.60
i5-14600K 24.52
+67.9%

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.

i5-13400 23191
i5-14600K 38953
+68%

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.

i5-13400 2297
i5-14600K 2805
+22.1%

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.

i5-13400 10192
i5-14600K 15952
+56.5%

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.

i5-13400 8721
i5-14600K 11396
+30.7%

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.

i5-13400 51095
i5-14600K 75358
+47.5%

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.

i5-13400 13632
i5-14600K 18096
+32.7%

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.

i5-13400 3.47
i5-14600K 2.39
+45.2%

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.

i5-13400 27
i5-14600K 41
+49.7%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i5-13400 2358
i5-14600K 3640
+54.4%

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.

i5-13400 257
i5-14600K 297
+15.6%

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.

i5-13400 3.1
i5-14600K 3.58
+15.5%

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.

i5-13400 11.8
i5-14600K 19.5
+65.3%

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.  

i5-13400 136
i5-14600K 209
+53.9%

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.  

i5-13400 311
i5-14600K 411
+32.2%

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.

i5-13400 7979
i5-14600K 11491
+44%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-13400 12107
i5-14600K 17516
+44.7%

Blender(-)

i5-13400 206
+53.7%
i5-14600K 134

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-13400 1795
i5-14600K 2017
+12.4%

7-Zip Single

i5-13400 5829
i5-14600K 6910
+18.5%

7-Zip

i5-13400 59510
i5-14600K 93235
+56.7%

WebXPRT 3

i5-13400 306
i5-14600K 354
+15.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.60 24.52
Integrated graphics card 4.15 6.15
Recency 4 January 2023 17 October 2023
Physical cores 10 14
Threads 16 20
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

i5-13400 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

i5-14600K, on the other hand, has a 67.9% higher aggregate performance score, 48.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 months, and 40% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

The Core i5-14600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-13400 in performance tests.


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