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Processor · Intel · 2023

Intel Core i5-13400

In gaming terms, a fast gaming chip for upper-mid-range and high-end cards. It outscores 73% of the 133 processors in our index and keeps graphics cards up to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti fully used at 1440p.

Index
73/100
Rank
#37
Cores / threads
10/16
Top speed
4.6 GHz
Power
65 W

Graphics cards that match it

Recent cards the Intel Core i5-13400 keeps fully used at 1440p without much processor to spare, by our bottleneck model.

Games it handles, by the processor requirement

Against the 191 released games whose publisher names a processor we can place.

  • 189 recommended processor or better 99%
  • 2 minimum only 1%
  • 0 below minimum 0%

Upcoming releases on the Intel Core i5-13400

Unreleased games whose publishers have already named a processor.

Recommended spec 14

Minimum spec 1

Below minimum 1

Where the processor decides the frame rate

Games that lean on the CPU more than the graphics card, and where this chip lands against each.

Spec card

Maker
Intel
Released
2023
Cores
10
Threads
16
Base speed
2.5 GHz
Top speed
4.6 GHz
Rated power
65 W
Tier
B

The processors either side of it

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Intel Core i5-13400: quick answers

Which graphics card suits the Intel Core i5-13400?

At 1440p it keeps a card up to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti fully used, by our bottleneck model. 17 desktop cards are an even match for it. A faster card than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti will spend time waiting on the processor, more so at 1080p.

Will the Intel Core i5-13400 run 2027 games?

Of the 16 upcoming games that name a processor, it meets the recommended one for 14, only the minimum for 1, and falls short of 1.

How many cores does the Intel Core i5-13400 have?

10 cores and 16 threads, with a top clock speed of 4.6 GHz.