Pentium 957 vs Core i5-13400

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-13400 and Pentium 957 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	388	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	53.01	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-S	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)	19 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$221	$134
Current price	$240 (1.1x MSRP)	$134 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-13400 and Pentium 957 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	2
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	1.2 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	32 nm
Die size	257 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-13400 and Pentium 957 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
Socket	FCLGA1700	FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13400 and Pentium 957. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core i5-13400 and Pentium 957 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-13400 and Pentium 957 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-13400 and Pentium 957. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	DDR3
Maximum memory size	192 GB	8.01 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 730	Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.55 GHz	800 MHz
Execution Units	24	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-13400 and Pentium 957 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	4	2
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
SDVO	no data	+
CRT	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-13400 and Pentium 957 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 Pentium 957 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 Pentium 957.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 January 2023	19 June 2011
Physical cores	10	2
Threads	16	2
Cost	$221	$134
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

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