AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i5-13400F

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel

Intel Core i5-13400F

Overall performance index

57,0

Rank 25 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$196

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is 41,5% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Intel Core i5-13400F

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 27, Intel Core i5-13400F wins 1 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +48,5 % 377,1fps 253,9fps Multi-thread +37,7 % 99,1points 71,9points Single-thread +38,5 % 155,0points 111,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Intel Core i5-13400F Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +48,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.620 points 15.344 points +47,4 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.226 points 6.492 points +4,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 63.563 points 35.636 points +78,4 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 475,4 fps 266,5 fps +78,4 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 303,0 fps 231,0 fps +31,2 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.521 points 23.380 points +0,6 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 392,3 fps 278,5 fps +40,9 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 337,8 fps 239,7 fps +40,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low 370,9 fps 306,8 fps +20,9 %

Counter-Strike 2 404,8 fps 335,3 fps +20,7 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +37,7 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 125.199 MIPS 80.402 MIPS +55,7 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 70,0 s 95,0 s +35,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 934,0 s 1.191 s +27,5 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 40.012 KB/s 24.846 KB/s +61,0 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.171 points 2.304 points +37,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.947 points 5.866 points +35,5 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.609 points 5.539 points +19,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.961 points 13.066 points +6,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.048 points 7.371 points +22,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.051 points 7.378 points +22,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 8.223 points 5.683 points +44,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.869 points 3.499 points +39,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.552 points 1.905 points +34,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 14.481 points 12.557 points +15,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.737 px/s 5.189 px/s +29,8 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +38,5 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.290 points 969,0 points +33,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.545 points 1.745 points +45,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 816,0 px/s 644,0 px/s +26,7 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.334 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.398 points –

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i5-13400F
Architecture	Zen 5	n/a
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 9000	Core 13000
Release	August 8, 2024	Q1 2023
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$196
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i5-13400F
Cores / threads	8	10
Threads	16	16
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	4
Base clock	3.8 GHz	2.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.5 GHz	4.6 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	9.5 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	20 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i5-13400F
TDP / base power	65 W	65 W
Max turbo power	n/a	148 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i5-13400F
Socket	AM5	LGA1700
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	20
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	None (graphics card required)

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i5-13400F
System power idle	110.6 W	93 W
System power load	195.2 W	226 W
CPU package idle	24.4 W	11.8 W
CPU package load	88 W	115 W
Temperature idle	49 °C	28 °C
Temperature load	65 °C	61 °C
Highest measured clock	4777 MHz	4588 MHz / 3292 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i5-13400F
Motherboard	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	n/a
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	DeepCool LT720
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400

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