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Removing the DDR4 pricing (because component level buyers will likely be replacing an existing system that is using DDR4, and the upgrade pricing already omits PSU, SSD, etc), and that puts the DDR4 13400 at a system buy-in cost of $316 and a cost/frame of $2.07.
 
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Elusive Ruse said:
Why no mention of the 5700X? It's much cheaper and offers the same performance. And no 13400 cannot be found at $200 however the 5700x can be obtained as low as $179.
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I see the 5700X at around $190. It is generally comparable to the previous-gen 12400 in terms of gaming performance, so it should be around 8% slower than the 13400F for similar pricing. It comes with an older platform and older architecture and we typically try to limit the number of chips in the charts. Besides, the 5700X only makes any kind of sense here if you completely ignore the 13400F... they have roughly the same pricing.

EDIT: We'll add the 5700X to the charts. Tale of the tape is that the 13400 is 7% faster at 1080p, 7.5% faster in multithreaded and 15% faster in single thread. Given the 5700X is only $10 less than the 13400F and comes on an old platform, it isn't a serious contender here. The 5700X also doesn't come with a stock cooler, so that adds cost.
 
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Elusive Ruse said:
Why no mention of the 5700X? It's much cheaper and offers the same performance. And no 13400 cannot be found at $200 however the 5700x can be obtained as low as $179.
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Probably because they aren't actually comparing by price but by performance class , Ryzen 5, i5 etc.. Otherwise it would make more sense to suggest an R5 5500 or i3(making the 13400 less attractive) which are half the price and handle mid range gaming no problem.

For the price of this CPU in Canada, I was able to get a 5500, B550 board, 16GB RAM and a cheapo Thermalright cooler.
 
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DRagor said:
Well, the article clearly states that you can get F version below 200. And I had seen them at such price.
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The 13400 launched about a month ago, and it will fall closer to that $196 over the next few months. Previous-gen 12400 was below Intel's recommended pricing even before 13400 launch, for instance.
 
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horsemama said:
Probably because they aren't actually comparing by price but by performance class , Ryzen 5, i5 etc.. Otherwise it would make more sense to suggest an R5 5500 or i3(making the 13400 less attractive) which are half the price and handle mid range gaming no problem.

For the price of this CPU in Canada, I was able to get a 5500, B550 board, 16GB RAM and a cheapo Thermalright cooler.
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The Ryzen 5 5500 is an APU, there are better options in that price class if you're looking to use a discrete gaming GPU. Additionally, the class of machines you're describing is a bit below the focus price range.
 
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PaulAlcorn said:
I see the 5700X at around $190. It is generally comparable to the previous-gen 12400 in terms of gaming performance, so it should be around 8% slower than the 13400F for similar pricing. It comes with an older platform and older architecture and we typically try to limit the number of chips in the charts.
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And I see the 13400 at around $240 using the same platform as you used; the gaming performance comparison could go either way based on the games you review so it's not as straightforward. I understand the older gen argument; however, you mentioned the 5600X in your article that's why I was wondering at the omission of the 5700X.

View: https://youtu.be/OsA52DkP8WU
 
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One small note: The table at the top lists the i5-12600K/KF as "6 / 16 (6+4)" for "Cores / Threads (P+E)". It should show 10 total cores, same as the 13400/F, as indicated by the "(6+4)".
 
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I used to build Athlon 64 and Athlon X4 systems since they were very good bang for the buck.

But now it has been a very long time since I built an AMD system for myself or anyone else.

Those i3 and i5 offer way better bang for the buck.

AMD has nothing comparable to a $100 i3 or a $200 i5.
 
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@PaulAcorn, I'm curious why there hasn't been a review of Intel's non-K lineup as of yet. I realize that Intel hasn't sent out review samples of those CPUs, and most of the chips still haven't shown up in US retail. But that shouldn't stop a site like THW to obtain and review them independently.

Assuming that the non-K lineup has been mostly a paper launch, do you have any idea of when the CPUs will actually show up in volume? Secondly, will we see a proper review of the non-K at some point? TIA.
 
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What gaming dominance? The 5700x and 7600 non-x offers much better gaming perf. for less (5700x) or a little more (7600).
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The 13400 is faster and costs considerably less. CPU is cheaper, DDR4 is cheaper and Mobo is cheaper.

In fact if you already have DDR4, the 13400 costs far less than having to buy DDR5.

Why would anyone buy a 7600. You pay more and it performs worse than the i5 13400. People aren't charities.

 
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  • Intel Core i5-13400 DDR5 or DDR4: Corsair H115i 280mm water cooler, power limits removed, Stock DDR5-4800 in Gear 2 / DDR4-3600 in Gear 1
  • Intel Core i5-13400 DDR4-3600 / DDR5-6800: Corsair H115i 280mm water cooler, power limits removed, DDR4-3600 CL16, DDR5-6800 XMP 3.0
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The configuration for "i5-13400 DDR4" and "i5-13400 DDR4-3600" are identical. Is the memory speed for the plain "DDR4" test setup a typo, should be 3200 rather than 3600?

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Most other features, like the supported DDR4-3200 and DDR5-5600 transfer rates, 9.5 MB of L2, and 20 MB of L3 cache, are the same as the previous-gen 12600K
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Another typo, the rated DDR5 speed for the 13400 and 12600K is 4800, not 5600.
 
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Depending on where you are microcenter has great deals if you are lucky to be near one.
local stores (hour 15- hour and a halfway ) have 5600x and prime B450m motherboards for $190.
It is an OK processor , but the article title is very "off".
But yeah, it will again be the go to budget gaming chip for mid range gamers. Last few generations have been the same. Slightly beats AMD for a little less money.
The mid range is the volume market.
 
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A quick look at newegg shows that the cheapest 32gb kit of ddr4 3600c16 sold by newegg is $99, while the cheapest 32gb kit of ddr5 6000 sold by newegg is $136. Your argument of ddr5 being exorbitantly more expensive is holding less and less water
 
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