UserBenchmark: Intel Core i3-13100F vs i5-9400F

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Best Bench: 101% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 90% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)

Poor: 90% Great: 101%

SPEED RANK: 104^th / 1442

Gaming 96%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 102%

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Workstation 82%

Aircraft carrier

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Best Bench: 91% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 72% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)

Poor: 72% Great: 91%

SPEED RANK: 185^th / 1442

Gaming 85%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

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Workstation 69%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		96 %	Faster effective speed. +13%		84.8 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	83.2 Pts		87.8 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +6%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	179 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +53%	117 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	335 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +44%	233 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	589 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +31%	450 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	828 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +41%	589 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	91.2 Pts		94.4 Pts	+4%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	186 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +51%	123 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	361 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +49%	243 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	667 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +38%	484 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	864 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +26%	685 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.08 %		1.65 %	Insanely higher market share. +1,962%
Value Value For Money	124 %	Better value. +11%	112 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	88 %	+2%	86 %
Price Price (score)	$110		$102	Slightly cheaper. +7%


Age Newest	15 Months	Much more recent. +76%	62 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watts	More energy efficient. +11%	65 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores		6 cores	Much higher core count. +50%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	8 threads	Much higher thread count. +33%	6 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	10 nm	Newer manufacturing. +29%	14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz	Faster base frequency. +17%	2.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.5 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +10%	4.1 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	866 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +24%	696 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	832 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +36%	614 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Raptor Lake	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	None

The Raptor Lake Intel i3-13100F is practically identical to its predecessor, the 12100F. They both feature four hyper-threaded Golden Cove P-cores. The only differences are a 100 MHz base and a 200 MHz boost clock increase which result in a 2% effective speed improvement. With an MSRP of $110 USD, The i3-13100F is the obvious choice for entry level gaming builds. It offers performance that almost matches the previous generations, higher tier, i5-12400F. Since Intel don’t care for long term relationships with PC hardware influencers, for product launches, they often end up sponsoring influencers that are mostly funded by AMD. As a result, Intel rarely get positive marketing coverage beyond launch, and their products remain relatively under priced compared to AMD. When paired with a DDR4 motherboard the 13100F/13400F CPUs (at MSRP) offer unbeatable/good value to entry/mid level PC gamers. High end gamers should investigate the 13600K, which thanks to both higher clocks and higher IPC (Raptor Cove), is around 15% faster than the 13400F. ^{[Jan '23 CPUPro]}

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Intel’s Core i5-9400F is a hex-core 9th generation Coffee Lake desktop processor. It features base / boost clocks of 2.9 / 4.1 GHz, 9 MB of cache, a 65W TDP and it ships with a cooler but it does not have integrated graphics like the “non-F” variants. Although the 9400F is compatible with the enthusiast grade Z390 chipset it is normally paired with a better value for money B360 motherboard. At its launch the i5-9400F retailed for $180 but prices have dropped to the point ($135) that it now represents an excellent value proposition to gamers. Comparing the i5-9400F to the Ryzen 3600 shows that the 3600 is 8% better for quad-core processing but it costs 40% ($50) more than the 9400F. Ordinarily higher quad-core performance would result in better gaming but the Ryzen 3000 memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency. Gamers can invest the $50 savings in a better GPU, for example by upgrading from a 2060S to a 2070S. Since the GPU makes the most difference to gaming, the end result is a system which offers far superior real world gaming performance for similar money. For those gamers who demand the best of the best, it is necessary to jump to one of the higher frequency SKUs such as the 9600K but for everyone else the i5-9400F offers unparalleled value. ^{[Aug '19 CPUPro]}

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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