AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs Intel Core i5-13400F

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 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 7950X is 49,8% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Intel Core i5-13400F

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 25, Intel Core i5-13400F wins 3 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +35,6 % 344,3fps 253,9fps Multi-thread +102,7 % 145,8points 71,9points Single-thread +22,4 % 137,0points 111,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X +35,6 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.343 points 15.344 points +39,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.323 points 6.492 points +2,7 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.240 points 35.636 points +55,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 413,2 fps 266,5 fps +55,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 295,0 fps 231,0 fps +27,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.471 points 23.380 points +0,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 370,8 fps 278,5 fps +33,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,3 fps 239,7 fps +24,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low 352,7 fps 306,8 fps +15,0 %

Counter-Strike 2 371,7 fps 335,3 fps +10,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +102,7 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 206.980 MIPS 80.402 MIPS +157,4 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 36,0 s 95,0 s +163,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 679,0 s 1.191 s +75,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 54.074 KB/s 24.846 KB/s +117,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.287 points 2.304 points +172,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 14.994 points 5.866 points +155,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 12.684 points 5.539 points +129,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.658 points 13.066 points +19,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.621 points 7.371 points +125,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.824 points 7.378 points +33,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.573 points 5.683 points +2,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.301 points 3.499 points +6,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.162 points 1.905 points +13,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 23.310 points 12.557 points +85,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 12.516 px/s 5.189 px/s +141,2 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +22,4 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.130 points 969,0 points +16,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.234 points 1.745 points +28,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 745,0 px/s 644,0 px/s +15,7 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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 7950X	Intel Core i5-13400F
Cores / threads	16	10
Threads	32	16
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	4
Base clock	4.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	4.6 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB	9.5 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	20 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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 7950X	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	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 9 7950X	Intel Core i5-13400F
System power idle	89 W	93 W
System power load	325 W	226 W
CPU package idle	35 W	11.8 W
CPU package load	219 W	115 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	28 °C
Temperature load	92.8 °C	61 °C
Highest measured clock	5745 MHz	4588 MHz / 3292 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5620 MHz	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6400

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