Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i9-11900K
For gaming, the Intel Core i5-13400 is 1% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 73 72
Cores 10 8
Threads 16 16
Top speed 4.6 GHz 5.3 GHz
Rated power 65 W 125 W
Games at recommended 230 230
Released20232021
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i5-13400 better than the Intel Core i9-11900K for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the Intel Core i5-13400 scores 73 and the Intel Core i9-11900K 72.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti for the Intel Core i5-13400, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER for the Intel Core i9-11900K.