Intel Core i7 12700K vs i5 13400F
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Intel Core i7 12700K with 12-cores against the 2.5 GHz i5 13400F with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the DeviceFacts Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700K
- Unlocked multiplier
- Has 5 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Has 2 more physical cores
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
- 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
- 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2627 vs 2409 points
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13400F
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
- Newer - released 1 year and 2 months later
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 597 | 551 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 4728 | 3442 |
Cinebench Scores (#110th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1230 MB/sec | 842.6 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 122.3 Klines/sec | 88.9 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 382.6 pages/sec | 264.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 374.5 Mpixels/sec | 348.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 267.6 pages/sec | 237.2 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 55.9 images/sec | 54.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 98.2 images/sec | 88.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 29.6 Mpixels/sec | 20.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 114.3 GOps/sec | 80 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 87.9 GOps/sec | 60.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 112M Primes/sec | 81M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 45.8M Strings/sec | 32.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 23.4 GBytes/sec | 16.6 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 445.1 MBytes/sec | 310.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1773 Frames/sec | 1408 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 28.8B Matrices/sec | 19.8B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 9.6 PPW | 12.5 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 117.7 PPW | 174.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 274 PPW | 383 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.47 PPW | 3.09 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 12700K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-14 (Melvin Tejada) | Cinebench 2026 | 597 / 4728 |
| π 2026-07-08 (Myla) | Cinebench 2026 | 555 / 3917 |
| π 2026-05-04 (sisham) | Cinebench 2024 | 100 / 635 |
| π 2025-08-22 (Ray) | Cinebench 2024 | 115 / 1305 |
| π 2024-12-19 (Zach Jones) | Cinebench 2024 | 114 / 1231 |
Intel Core i5 13400F
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-07 (Andre) | Cinebench 2026 | 551 / 3442 |
| π 2025-12-14 (Kashitsu) | Cinebench 2024 | 103 / 874 |
| π 2025-08-09 (Andy) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2467 / 11248 |
| π 2024-11-04 (Shinigami1Ryuk) | Cinebench 2024 | 101 / 814 |
| π 2024-10-02 (SigmaKlein) | Cinebench 2024 | 100 / 821 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700K and i5 13400FGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | October 27, 2021 | January 3, 2023 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Raptor Lake |
| Model number | i7-12700K | i5-13400F |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | No |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | - AMD Ryzen 5 7500F |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus | - Intel Core Ultra 5 225F |
Intel CPU rating (69th and 123rd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.9 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.7 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.8 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 36x | 25x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 25MB (shared) | 20MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 190 W | 148 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (69th and 92nd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | - |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1500 MHz | - |
| Shading Units | 256 | - |
| TMUs | 16 | - |
| ROPs | 8 | - |
| Execution Units | 32 | - |
| TGP | 15 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 12700K official page | Intel Core i5 13400F official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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Total votes: 28