After the 13th generation “K, KF” series, which can be considered top products, non-K processors, which can be considered mainstream products, have been released and sold. In particular, the two processors expected to sell the highest number of units were the Core i5 13400 / 13400F processor and the Core i3 13100, 13100F processor. Interestingly, however, recently the Core i5 13500 processor has emerged as a cost-effective processor. Nevertheless, it seems that the Core i5 13400F processor will be sold as the flagship model following the Core i5 12400F processor in line with the recent trend of making appropriate compromises with the graphics card.
▲ 13th generation non-K processors added in January 2033
■ Intel Core i5 13400F (Raptor Lake) Genuine
▲ Brief specifications: Intel (Socket 1700) / 10nm (Intel 7) / 6+4 cores / 12+4 threads / Default clock: 2.5GHz / Max clock: 4.6GHz / L3 cache: 20MB / PBP/MTP: 65~148W / PCIe5.0, 4.0 / Memory specifications: DDR5, DDR4 / 4800, 3200MHz / Built-in graphics: Not installed / Technology support: Hyper-threading / Cooler: Intel basic cooler included / Launch price: $196 (VAT not included)
Among the 13th generation core processor retail box products, the product that provides a basic cooler is different in size and weight of the box itself. The article about this basic cooler was introduced by Brainbox in the past, so please refer to that article.
The Core i5 13400F processor is LGA1700 socket and has the same pin count as Intel’s 12th generation Core processors. Through this, it can be used on Intel’s 600 series chipset motherboards and new 700 series chipset motherboards, and thanks to the built-in DDR4 and DDR5 memory controllers, users can choose the motherboard and available memory types according to their budget. .
Tower coolers with heatpipes that will be tested along with Intel’s basic cooler are shown below.
■ ALSEYE THOR N400-ST FDB Cooler
▲ Brief specifications: CPU cooler / Tower type / Air cooling / LGA1700 / LGA1200 / LGA115x / LGA1366 / AM5 / AM4 / FMx/AMx (except AM1/4) / TDP: 180W / Cooler height: 156mm / Fan cooler / Fan size: 120mm / 25T / Bearing: FDB / 1800 RPM / Max Airflow: 74 CFM / Max Air Pressure: 2.1 mmH2O / Max Noise: Max 33.2dBA / LED Light / 2 Years
ALSEYE Thor N400-ST FDB RGB (Black), which has the basic shape of a tower cooler with 4 heat pipes and an aluminum heatsink, is a cooler that is sold at an affordable price of less than 20,000 won. However, basically, a 120mm fan with RGB LED is used, and the fan driving method that can indirectly know the lifespan and noise of the fan is FDB, which has considerably low noise and long lifespan.
The mounting of the cooler can be used up to Intel’s LGA 1700 as well as all AMD processor sockets, and most of the old processors sold so far can also be used. For details, you can refer to the product information of the cooler.
■ Processor temperature test benchmark
The system used for this test is as follows, and if possible, the system was assembled in the case below to measure the temperature during the actual test. The test method used 100% full load of all cores, and also used the HeavyLoad program to load the system memory 100%.
● Processor: Core i5 13400F
● Memory : DDR4-3200 8GB x2
● Motherboard : Asrock B660M PRO RS
● Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
● SSD : SK Hynix P31 1TB
● Power: Micronics Classic 2 750W
▲ Micronics woofer case used as a test
■ Basic Cooler + Core i5 13400F Processor
■ ALSEYE Thor N400-ST FDB RGB + Core i5 13400F Processor
■ Should I use a basic cooler for the Core i5 13400F? Should I use a tower cooler?
First of all, in order to understand this problem, it seems to be necessary to know what temperature the processor should generate. If you simply summarize the above test results in a chart, you can organize them as follows.
▲ Core i5 13400F full load / basic cooler test results at idle
In other words, the temperature seen in the Core i5 13400F processor test differed depending on the cooler, but it was 15 to 24 degrees at idle and 55 to 85 degrees at full load. In the case of the same computer, about 30 degrees at full load (test It is not a small number to show a difference of more than 22 degrees at room temperature). However, if it is used at the temperature of 85 degrees confirmed by the basic cooler, is it a big problem? Not even that. This level of processor temperature is not a problem at all in actual use of the computer. Looking at the data released by Intel while releasing the 13th generation core processor, the maximum power consumption of the processor that can withstand it is 148W, and the ASRock motherboard used for this test could apply up to 140W, but the measured result was around 80W.
▲ Core i5 13400F full load / idle ALSEYE Thor N400-ST FDB RGB cooler test results
However, the problem is that the fan speed of the basic cooler to maintain this temperature, that is, the RPM, goes up very much and makes a lot of noise. This story is for users of the Core i5 13400F processor as the processor gets hotter. You can only hear the “noise” from the fan’s high RPM.is that. Although the temperature is high, as can be seen in the test, the full core operating speed of the Core i5 13400F processor is the same for both coolers. It can be seen that there is no difference in speed that the user feels that the two coolers are automatic with the same core clock.
Well, today I briefly checked the temperature of the Core i5 13400F processor. To conclude the article, if you use the Core i5 13400F processor excessively, there is no problem with the operation of the processor, and you have to deal with the noise from the cooler. Because of this, it suppresses the heat of the processor very well, and the fan operating at low RPM allows you to use the computer with low noise.
Therefore, users can install a separate cooler in their environment, for example, gamers and individual users who use high processors, and if only low processor performance is required in a general office environment, use the basic cooler provided by Intel. It can also be concluded that there is no major problem.
Should Intel’s basic cooler be used or an aftermarket cooler should be purchased and used? This problem is essentially directly related to whether a genuine processor is used or a gray processor such as bulk is used, so the Core i5 13400F processor If you want to use it, I hope you will look carefully at this part at least once before purchasing or configuring the system.
