AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core i5-13400F

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 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 9950X is 65,2% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Intel Core i5-13400F

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X wins 27, Intel Core i5-13400F wins 1 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +47,5 % 374,6fps 253,9fps Multi-thread +118,4 % 157,1points 71,9points Single-thread +40,0 % 156,8points 111,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 9950X +47,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.219 points 15.344 points +38,3 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.332 points 6.492 points +2,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 57.239 points 35.636 points +60,6 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 428,1 fps 266,5 fps +60,6 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 323,0 fps 231,0 fps +39,8 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.660 points 23.380 points +1,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 413,6 fps 278,5 fps +48,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 333,5 fps 239,7 fps +39,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 385,1 fps 306,8 fps +25,5 %

Counter-Strike 2 437,8 fps 335,3 fps +30,6 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +118,4 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 230.436 MIPS 80.402 MIPS +186,6 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 33,0 s 95,0 s +187,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 611,0 s 1.191 s +94,9 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 53.488 KB/s 24.846 KB/s +115,3 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.405 points 2.304 points +178,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 16.156 points 5.866 points +175,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 13.323 points 5.539 points +140,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 16.174 points 13.066 points +23,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.513 points 7.371 points +124,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 16.910 points 7.378 points +129,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.451 points 5.683 points +66,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 5.038 points 3.499 points +44,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.596 points 1.905 points +36,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 25.210 points 12.557 points +100,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 13.052 px/s 5.189 px/s +151,5 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 41.428 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 21.953 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +40,0 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.309 points 969,0 points +35,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.564 points 1.745 points +46,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 830,0 px/s 644,0 px/s +28,9 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.277 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.463 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 9950X	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 9950X	Intel Core i5-13400F
Cores / threads	16	10
Threads	32	16
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	4
Base clock	4.3 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 9950X	Intel Core i5-13400F
TDP / base power	170 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 9950X	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 9950X	Intel Core i5-13400F
System power idle	153.9 W	93 W
System power load	329.9 W	226 W
CPU package idle	60 W	11.8 W
CPU package load	196 W	115 W
Temperature idle	58 °C	28 °C
Temperature load	77 °C	61 °C
Highest measured clock	5437 MHz	4588 MHz / 3292 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	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 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400

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