While high-end processors always typically tend to grab all of the media headlines, it should be noted that the more entry to mid-tier models, typically speaking, remain the most popular among consumers. Admittedly, largely because they’re the most affordable or at least offer the most bang for the buck. – Overall though, it’s for reasons like this that the Ryzen X600X (eg. 3600X/5600X) and Intel XX400/XX500 (eg. 11400, etc.) series of CPUs have generally represented some of the best sellers.
With Intel’s new Raptor Lake series set to land later this year, therefore, while models like the i9-13900K will clearly be garnering a lot of attention, many will be far more interested in what something like the i5-13400 or i5-13500 may offer and following a report via TechPowerUp, we do at least have one key piece of information regarding them.
No, alas, it’s not any kind of leaked gaming benchmarking performance figure. We do, however, have confirmation as to what their base and boost clock speeds will be!
Intel Core i5-13400/i5-13500 Clock Speeds Revealed
Initially, the information might not appear overly encouraging as while the base clock speeds are typically the same as their 12th-gen Alder Lake counterparts, their boost clock speeds are quite notably (although not massively) lower. In this regard, however, there is a factor reason why this is the case.
Namely, the i5-13400 and i5-13500 will feature 6 performance cores and 4 and 8 efficiency cores respectively (albeit, the e-core count on the 13500 is still being debated among rumour circles as either 4, 6, or 8!) whereas their 12th-gen model counterparts only featured 6 performance cores with no additional E-cores. So, in other words, with more cores available, Intel has likely had to reduce the clock speed to ensure a solid general level of performance, and, of course, temperature control.
Put simply though, both the Core i5-13400 and i5-13500 are looking impressive so far and presuming they keep their circa $200 price tag seen from prior generations, will again remain an exceptionally popular choice with consumers.
What do you think? – Let us know in the comments!
13500 has 8 E-Cores
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Point taken and corrected, but it’s hard to keep up given that the rumour mill has been skipping between 4 and 8 E-cores on the 13500 for the last few weeks.