"Similarly, the Core i5-13400 gets 3,899, putting it above the Core i5-12600 (3,818)" Thats in comparision to 12600K non K version? Coz later in the article they are compared with 12600K
The entry-level Intel Core i5-13500 and Core i5-13400 have been benchmarked on PassMark. The former trades blows with the Core i7-12700, and the latter is almost as fast as the Core i5-12600K.