AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i5-13400F

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 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 9 5900X is 7,9% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Intel Core i5-13400F

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 16, Intel Core i5-13400F wins 12 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +6,3 % 269,9fps 253,9fps Multi-thread +24,9 % 89,8points 71,9points Single-thread +5,3 % 106,0points 111,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X +6,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points 15.344 points +4,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points 6.492 points +2,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points 35.636 points +26,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps 266,5 fps +26,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps 231,0 fps +12,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points 23.380 points +8,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps 278,5 fps +6,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps 239,7 fps +0,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps 306,8 fps +22,4 %

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps 335,3 fps +12,6 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +24,9 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS 80.402 MIPS +45,7 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 95,0 s +53,2 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 980,0 s 1.191 s +21,5 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 21.269 KB/s 24.846 KB/s +16,8 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points 2.304 points +50,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points 5.866 points +36,1 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points 5.539 points +33,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points 13.066 points +9,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points 7.371 points +38,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points 7.378 points +11,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points 5.683 points +12,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points 3.499 points +18,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points 1.905 points +7,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points 12.557 points +3,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s 5.189 px/s +35,7 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13400F +5,6 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points 969,0 points +1,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points 1.745 points +7,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s 644,0 px/s +7,2 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i5-13400F
Codename	Vermeer	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 5000	Core 13000
Release	November 5, 2020	Q1 2023
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$196
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i5-13400F
Cores / threads	12	10
Threads	24	16
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	4
Base clock	3.7 GHz	2.5 GHz
Max boost clock	4.8 GHz	4.6 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	9.5 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	20 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i5-13400F
TDP / base power	105 W	65 W
Max turbo power	n/a	148 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	90 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i5-13400F
Socket	AM4	LGA1700
Memory	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	n/a	2
PCI Express	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	20
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	None (graphics card required)

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i5-13400F
System power idle	92 W	93 W
System power load	205 W	226 W
CPU package idle	34 W	11.8 W
CPU package load	122 W	115 W
Temperature idle	32 °C	28 °C
Temperature load	54 °C	61 °C
Highest measured clock	4950 MHz	4588 MHz / 3292 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4731 MHz	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	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	DDR4 4400	DDR5-6400

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