Intel Core i5-13400F vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Intel

Intel Core i5-13400F

Overall performance index

57,0

Rank 25 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$196

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Overall performance index

85,6

Rank 5 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is 33,4% faster on average

Intel Core i5-13400F AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Individual tests: Intel Core i5-13400F wins 0, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D wins 28 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +42,3 % 253,9fps 440,1fps Multi-thread +34,0 % 71,9points 109,0points Single-thread +22,3 % 111,9points 144,0points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13400F AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 7 9800X3D +73,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.344 points 22.091 points +44,0 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.492 points 12.410 points +91,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 35.636 points 64.725 points +81,6 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 266,5 fps 484,1 fps +81,6 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 231,0 fps 409,0 fps +77,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.380 points 23.678 points +1,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 278,5 fps 447,7 fps +60,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,7 fps 419,7 fps +75,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 306,8 fps 463,6 fps +51,1 %

Counter-Strike 2 335,3 fps 488,7 fps +45,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +51,6 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 80.402 MIPS 135.936 MIPS +69,1 %

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

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.191 s 798,0 s +49,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 24.846 KB/s 56.061 KB/s +125,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.304 points 3.581 points +55,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.866 points 9.057 points +54,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.539 points 7.536 points +36,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.066 points 15.859 points +21,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.371 points 10.231 points +38,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.378 points 10.224 points +38,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.683 points 6.099 points +7,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.499 points 3.712 points +6,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.905 points 2.284 points +19,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.557 points 15.995 points +27,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.189 px/s 7.533 px/s +45,2 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 23.255 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 18.159 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +28,7 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 969,0 points 1.189 points +22,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.745 points 2.379 points +36,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 644,0 px/s 752,0 px/s +16,8 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 1.951 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread – 3.232 points

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	Intel Core i5-13400F	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Architecture	n/a	Zen 5
Codename	Raptor Lake	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Core 13000	Ryzen 9000
Release	Q1 2023	November 7, 2024
Launch MSRP	US$196	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i5-13400F	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Cores / threads	10	8
Threads	16	16
Performance cores	6	n/a
Efficient cores	4	n/a
Base clock	2.5 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	4.6 GHz	5.2 GHz
L2 cache	9.5 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	20 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i5-13400F	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
TDP / base power	65 W	120 W
Max turbo power	148 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i5-13400F	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Socket	LGA1700	AM5
Memory	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5600 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe lanes	20	n/a
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	Intel Core i5-13400F	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
System power idle	93 W	123.2 W
System power load	226 W	227 W
CPU package idle	11.8 W	25.5 W
CPU package load	115 W	110 W
Temperature idle	28 °C	42.5 °C
Temperature load	61 °C	62.1 °C
Highest measured clock	4588 MHz / 3292 MHz (E)	4918 MHz
Avg clock in games	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i5-13400F	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	n/a	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	DeepCool LT720	DeepCool LS720
BIOS	n/a	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 , X67AEB04.BST Update AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2a

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