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Intel Core i3-12100F vs Intel Core i5-13400

Last updated: 2026-07-04

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 2 - 92 %

Intel Core i3-12100F

Rank 1 - 100 %

Intel Core i5-13400

Multi-core performance

Rank 2 - 58 %

Intel Core i3-12100F

Rank 1 - 100 %

Intel Core i5-13400

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

86 pts

10C / 16T · 4.60 GHz

106 pts

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

401 pts

10C / 16T · 4.60 GHz

821 pts

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

1,658 pts

10C / 16T · 4.60 GHz

1,794 pts

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

8,443 pts

10C / 16T · 4.10 GHz

15,890 pts

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

2,157

10C / 16T · 4.60 GHz

2,375

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

7,428

10C / 16T · 4.10 GHz

9,712

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

642 cb

10C / 16T · 4.60 GHz

687 cb

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

1,716

10C / 16T · 4.60 GHz

1,644

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

3,204 cb

10C / 16T · 4.10 GHz

6,055 cb

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

6,422

10C / 16T · 4.10 GHz

10,309

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 8T · 3.30 GHz

3,352

10C / 16T · 2.50 GHz

6,282

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

242 cb

10C / 16T · 4.60 GHz

253 cb

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

1,204 cb

10C / 16T · 4.10 GHz

2,336 cb

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries

Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	Intel Core i3-12100F	Intel Core i5-13400
Family	Intel Core i3 (205)	Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU group	Intel Core i 12000 (34)	Intel Core i 13000 (AL) (16)
Architecture	Alder Lake S	Alder Lake S Refresh
Technology	10 nm	10 nm
Segment	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	LGA 1700	LGA 1700
Predecessor		Intel Core i5-12400
Successor	Intel Core i3-13100F	Intel Core i5-14400

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	Intel Core i3-12100F	Intel Core i5-13400
CPU Cores / Threads	4 / 8	10 / 16
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓	✓
Core architecture	normal	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	4x Golden Cove 3.30 - 4.30 GHz	6x Golden Cove 2.50 - 4.60 GHz
Core Cluster 2:		4x Gracemont 1.80 - 3.30 GHz
L2-Cache	5.00 MB	9.50 MB
L3-Cache	12.00 MB	20.00 MB
Overclocking	✗	✗

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	Intel Core i3-12100F	Intel Core i5-13400
GPU name	no iGPU	Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU frequency		0.30 - 1.55 GHz
CUs / Shader	/	24 / 192
Raytracing	✗	✗
Max. displays		3
Max. GPU Memory		64 GB
Technology		14 nm
Release date		Q1/2021

NPU AI performance

Wischen	Intel Core i3-12100F	Intel Core i5-13400
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	Intel Core i3-12100F	Intel Core i5-13400
Memory	DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)	DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory	128 GB	128 GB
Memory channels	2	2
ECC	No	Yes
PCIe	5.0 x 20	5.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s	78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

Wischen	Intel Core i3-12100F	Intel Core i5-13400
TDP	58 W	65 W
TDP (PL2)	89 W	154 W
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.	100 °C	100 °C

Technical details

Wischen	Intel Core i3-12100F	Intel Core i5-13400
Chip design	Monolithic	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release date	Q1/2022	Q1/2023
Release price	97 $	221 $
Documents	Technical data sheet	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of Intel Core i3-12100F is 4.2 stars (108 ratings), while Intel Core i5-13400 has received 3.8 stars (67 ratings).

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Intel Core i3-12100F
4C / 8T · 3.30 - 4.30 GHz

★★★★★

Intel Core i5-13400
10C / 16T · 2.50 - 4.60 GHz

★★★★★