Intel's Core i5 13400 is shaping up to be a killer budget gaming
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It's an exciting time to be a PC gaming enthusiast. After a quiet first half of 2022, we're getting set for a flood of PC hardware releases, and one of the specific items I have my eye on is
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Is the Core i5-13400 good for gaming? - PC Guide
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ULTIMATE Budget Gaming CPU?! 😁 Intel i5 13400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600
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Intel Core i5-13400: CPU-Z benchmark highlights paltry single-core and stellar multi-core performance gains over Alder Lake - News
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See also, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Core i9 CPUs. Say hello to Raptor-Lake Intel's incredible 13th generation processors are hear to break the boundaries of modern day processing power. Now with up to 14 cores (6 Performance-cores and 8 Efficient-cores) and up to 20 threads, plus Performance-cores are capable of reaching 5.1 GHz with Intel Thermal Velocity Boost to elevate performance.
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Intel Core i5-13400 Processor
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The New Intel Core I5 13400F - A Budget PC Gamer's Perspective
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Intel 13th Gen Core i5 13400 l Revenger Jackhammer Pro l Gaming Desktop Build l Younus Tech
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Dell Alienware Area 51 Gaming PC - Intel core i9-7900X /32GB RAM DDR4 /2TB HDD + 256GB M.2 SSD/DVD/ 11 GB Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080TI GDDR5/ Alienware Keyboard and Mouse/Liquid Cooling Buy