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Intel Core i7-4790K vs Intel Core i5-13400. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2014
Intel Core i7-4790K
Intel Core i7-4790K
Released
Q1/2023
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-13400
Intel Core i5-13400

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-4790K or Intel Core i5-13400? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-4790K has a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 88 W. Released in Q2/2014.

Intel Core i5-13400 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz). 10 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    563 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 38% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz)

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4790K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    275 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    264 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    300 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    284 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    276 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    347 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    470 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    614 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    910 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    86 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    83 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    203 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    116 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    184 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    111 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    476 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    189 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2.5 times more cores

    10 left arrow 4
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.74 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 88 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-13400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    57 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    81 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    162 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    210 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    568 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    156 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    16 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    24 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    77 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
Intel Core i5-13400 Intel Core i5-13400
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 13
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-12400
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 4600 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.25 GHz left arrow 1.45 GHz
  • Execution units
    20 left arrow 32
  • Shader
    160 left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow 11
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q4/2021
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-13400 and Intel Core i7-4790K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    left arrow DDR5-4800
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-4790K and Intel Core i5-13400 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    88 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 117 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-4790K and Intel Core i7-4790K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 20.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 20.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Devils Canyon S left arrow Alder Lake S Refresh
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Release date
    Q2/2014 left arrow Q1/2023

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-4790K and Intel Core i5-13400.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1069
Intel Core i7-4790K
1712
Intel Core i5-13400
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
4936
Intel Core i7-4790K
15603
Intel Core i5-13400
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1073
Intel Core i7-4790K
1644
Intel Core i5-13400
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
4001
Intel Core i7-4790K
10309
Intel Core i5-13400
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
400
Intel Core i7-4790K
742
Intel Core i5-13400

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