AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i5-13400F

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 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 7900X is 36,9% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Intel Core i5-13400F

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 25, Intel Core i5-13400F wins 3 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +29,1 % 327,9fps 253,9fps Multi-thread +68,4 % 121,1points 71,9points Single-thread +17,9 % 132,0points 111,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X +29,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.044 points 15.344 points +17,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.266 points 6.492 points +3,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 53.424 points 35.636 points +49,9 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 399,6 fps 266,5 fps +49,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 272,0 fps 231,0 fps +17,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.430 points 23.380 points +0,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 358,1 fps 278,5 fps +28,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 281,9 fps 239,7 fps +17,6 %

Fortnite720p, Low 330,2 fps 306,8 fps +7,6 %

Counter-Strike 2 392,1 fps 335,3 fps +16,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +68,4 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 168.704 MIPS 80.402 MIPS +109,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 49,0 s 95,0 s +93,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 737,0 s 1.191 s +61,6 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 49.402 KB/s 24.846 KB/s +98,8 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.736 points 2.304 points +105,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 11.225 points 5.866 points +91,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.465 points 5.539 points +70,9 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.689 points 13.066 points +20,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 12.711 points 7.371 points +72,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.614 points 7.378 points +30,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.674 points 5.683 points +0,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.447 points 3.499 points +1,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.024 points 1.905 points +6,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 19.493 points 12.557 points +55,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.630 px/s 5.189 px/s +85,6 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 28.752 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +17,9 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.091 points 969,0 points +12,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.141 points 1.745 points +22,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 644,0 px/s +12,9 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.897 points –

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i5-13400F
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core 13000
Release	September 27, 2022	Q1 2023
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$196
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i5-13400F
Cores / threads	12	10
Threads	24	16
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	4
Base clock	4.7 GHz	2.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.6 GHz	4.6 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	9.5 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	20 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i5-13400F
TDP / base power	170 W	65 W
Max turbo power	n/a	148 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i5-13400F
Socket	AM5	LGA1700
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	n/a	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	20
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	None (graphics card required)

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i5-13400F
System power idle	126 W	93 W
System power load	288 W	226 W
CPU package idle	38.8 W	11.8 W
CPU package load	175 W	115 W
Temperature idle	45.7 °C	28 °C
Temperature load	77.1 °C	61 °C
Highest measured clock	5656 MHz	4588 MHz / 3292 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5381 MHz	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	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	DDR5-6400 Ares, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD	DDR5-6400

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