Is it worth buying the newest one? Core i5-12400F vs. i5-13400F in gamingComputers09:42 | 20 March 2023

With the ultra preset, Microsoft Flight Simulator ran at an average frame rate of 56 fps (with the i5-12400F) and 61 fps (with the i5-13400F).

Hogwarts Legacy was released with Graphics Ultra and RT Ultra. On average, its performance was 57fps and 60fps (i5-12400F and i5-13400F, respectively).

Cyberpunk 2077 came with Graphics Ultra and RT Medium. The average frame rate in this game was 95 fps (i5-12400F) and 102 fps (i5-13400F).

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord was running at Very High graphics settings. Average FPS in it was 176 fps (with i5-12400F) and 195 fps (i5-13400F).

With Graphics Epic and RT Epic, the comeback managed to average 142fps and 143fps (with the i5-12400F and i5-13400F, respectively).

Spider-Man: Miles Morales was released with Very High and RT Very High graphics. Average performance in this game was 95fps (i5-12400F) and 99fps (i5-13400F).

Average FPS was 165 FPS and 171 FPS (i5-12400F and i5-13400F) in Forza Horizon 5 with Graphics Ultra and RT Ultra.

Dead Space came with RT On and Ultra preset. On average, this game managed to get 131 fps (i5-12400F) and 136 fps (i5-13400F).

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 was running on Ultra graphics settings. The average framerate in this game was 119fps and 146fps (Intel Core i5-12400F and i5-13400F, respectively).

Average frame rates in all nine games tested were higher with the Intel Core i5-13400F, as expected. The difference between the two processors was 8% (115 fps and 124 fps).

Features of game setups:

• Processor i5-13400F/i5-12400F;
• video card KFA2 RTX 4090SG;
• motherboard ASUS TUF Gaming Z690-Plus;
• data store G.Skill Trident Z5 2x16GB, 6000 CL36-36-36-96;
• frame Streacom BC1 Open Benchtable;
• cooling system MO-RA 360, EK-Quantum Rate Full Nickel.