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Intel Core i5 13400F

FOR MOST OF 2022, we recommended the Core i5 12600K for the best gaming CPU, and the Core i5 12400 as the best gaming CPU on a budget. Last year, the Core i5 13600K took over the top spot. Today, the Core i5 13400F pushes Alder Lake out of the runnings with an even more impressive specification for the money.

The Intel Core i5 13400F is a processor I’ve been waiting patiently to test since I first heard wind of it

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