Intel Core i5-13490F is now cheaper
Expreview reports that Intel’s China exclusive SKU is getting a double-digit discount.
The Core i5-13490F and Core i7-13790F are a special edition 13th Gen Core CPUs sold in with some eye-catching black packaging. These processors are now available to Chinese customers, but there is no sign of them being sold elsewhere.
According to the report, the i5-13490F debuted at ￥1599 on February 7th, only to be discounted to ￥1449 one month later. This new price means that 13490F should now cost around $200 from its original $230 price after conversion. It appears that no changes to the Core i7-13790F pricing have been implemented yet. What may also be worth noting is that 13490F now costs just ￥190 more than its predecessor, the i5-12490F with 6 cores.
Intel Core i5-13490F price, Source: JD
Both models are 65W SKUs featuring either 16 core or 10 core configurations. The main difference between 13700F/13400F SKUs and their 13X90F variants is the size of the L3 cache, 3MB and 4MB larger for the Chinese models respectively. The difference in cache is a result of using different dies. Instead of the 13400F’s Raptor Lake B0 die, the 13490F uses C0 die from Alder Lake series.
| Intel 13th Gen Core Series Specifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VideoCardz | Configuration ↓ | Max Clock | PBP/MTB | L3 Cache | L2 Cache | MSRP |
| i9-13900KS | ||||||
| i9-13900K | ||||||
| i9-13900KF | ||||||
| i9-13900 | ||||||
| i9-13900F | ||||||
| i7-13700K | ||||||
| i7-13700KF | ||||||
| i7-13790F | ||||||
| i7-13700 | ||||||
| i7-13700F | ||||||
| i5-13600K | ||||||
| i5-13600KF | ||||||
| i5-13600 | ||||||
| i5-13500 | ||||||
| i5-13490F | ||||||
| i5-13400 | ||||||
| i5-13400F | ||||||
| i3-13100 | ||||||
| i3-13100F | ||||||
| KS – Special Edition, K – Unlocked, F – No iGPU |
Source: Expreview