AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Intel Core i5-13400F

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 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 9900X is 46,8% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Intel Core i5-13400F

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 27, Intel Core i5-13400F wins 1 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +32,7 % 337,0fps 253,9fps Multi-thread +78,5 % 128,4points 71,9points Single-thread +33,7 % 149,6points 111,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 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 9900X +32,7 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.341 points 15.344 points +19,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.204 points 6.492 points +4,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.031 points 35.636 points +40,4 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 374,2 fps 266,5 fps +40,4 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 293,0 fps 231,0 fps +26,8 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.617 points 23.380 points +1,0 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 381,9 fps 278,5 fps +37,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,7 fps 239,7 fps +24,6 %

Fortnite720p, Low 331,4 fps 306,8 fps +8,0 %

Counter-Strike 2 459,5 fps 335,3 fps +37,0 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +78,5 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 178.176 MIPS 80.402 MIPS +121,6 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 44,0 s 95,0 s +115,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 695,0 s 1.191 s +71,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 47.354 KB/s 24.846 KB/s +90,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 5.061 points 2.304 points +119,7 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 12.630 points 5.866 points +115,3 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.368 points 5.539 points +87,2 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.710 points 13.066 points +20,2 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 13.830 points 7.371 points +87,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 12.659 points 7.378 points +71,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.135 points 5.683 points +60,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.854 points 3.499 points +38,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.498 points 1.905 points +31,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 21.444 points 12.557 points +70,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 10.508 px/s 5.189 px/s +102,5 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +33,7 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.267 points 969,0 points +30,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.510 points 1.745 points +43,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 712,0 px/s 644,0 px/s +10,6 %

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 9 9900X	Intel Core i5-13400F
Architecture	Zen 5	n/a
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 9000	Core 13000
Release	August 15, 2024	Q1 2023
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$196
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	Intel Core i5-13400F
Cores / threads	12	10
Threads	24	16
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	4
Base clock	4.4 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 9900X	Intel Core i5-13400F
TDP / base power	120 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 9 9900X	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 9 9900X	Intel Core i5-13400F
System power idle	122.2 W	93 W
System power load	292.1 W	226 W
CPU package idle	27.5 W	11.8 W
CPU package load	162 W	115 W
Temperature idle	44 °C	28 °C
Temperature load	90 °C	61 °C
Highest measured clock	5305 MHz	4588 MHz / 3292 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	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 · Bei Last Springt Verbrauch kaum	DDR5-6400

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