Core™ i5-13490F
10 cores / 16 threads, up to 4.80 GHz
GeeCool10 cores / 16 threads, up to 4.80 GHz
10 cores / 16 threads, up to 4.70 GHz
Recommended Core™ i5-13490F
Recommend Core™ i5-13490F, but keep Core™ i5 processor 14400F within reach for budget deals. Spec sheet: 24 MB L3 cache, 10 / 16, up to 4.8 GHz—Core™ i5-13490F is built for sustained load, not just burst. The biggest gaps show up in Gaming Index ~+4%, in Efficiency Index: +2%; if that is your daily work, Core™ i5-13490F is the easier pick. If Gaming Index is your main lane, Core™ i5-13490F’s ~4% index lead is the actionable signal. Bottom line: treat “Recommended” as sort order—your main app index is still the judge.
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The higher Gaming Index usually means smoother frame pacing and better minimums in CPU-sensitive games.
If Premiere, Blender, or OBS is daily work, Content Creation Index is more actionable than raw cores.
When you need sustained throughput, Compute Index is more informative than peak clock alone.
The higher AI Capability tends to have more headroom for local LLMs and Stable Diffusion-style workloads.
Efficiency is not just TDP—Efficiency Index captures the performance-per-watt balance.
The higher Value Index often delivers a better return on platform spend.
Left/right order follows slug order in the URL