Intel Core i5-13400F vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Intel

Intel Core i5-13400F

Overall performance index

57,0

Rank 25 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$196

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is 7,4% faster on average

Intel Core i5-13400F AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Individual tests: Intel Core i5-13400F wins 12, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 16 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +5,9 % 253,9fps 269,9fps Multi-thread +19,9 % 71,9points 89,8points Single-thread +5,6 % 111,9points 106,0points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13400F AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X +6,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.344 points 15.979 points +4,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.492 points 6.356 points +2,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 35.636 points 45.194 points +26,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 266,5 fps 338,0 fps +26,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 231,0 fps 205,0 fps +12,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.380 points 21.555 points +8,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 278,5 fps 296,8 fps +6,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,7 fps 239,9 fps +0,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 306,8 fps 375,5 fps +22,4 %

Counter-Strike 2 335,3 fps 377,4 fps +12,6 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +24,9 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 80.402 MIPS 117.168 MIPS +45,7 %

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

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.191 s 980,0 s +21,5 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 24.846 KB/s 21.269 KB/s +16,8 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.304 points 3.455 points +50,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.866 points 7.986 points +36,1 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.539 points 7.384 points +33,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.066 points 11.939 points +9,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.371 points 10.222 points +38,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.378 points 8.235 points +11,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.683 points 5.051 points +12,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.499 points 2.964 points +18,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.905 points 1.779 points +7,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.557 points 12.169 points +3,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.189 px/s 7.044 px/s +35,7 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13400F +5,6 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 969,0 points 953,0 points +1,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.745 points 1.626 points +7,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 644,0 px/s 601,0 px/s +7,2 %

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 9 5900X
Codename	Raptor Lake	Vermeer
Series	Core 13000	Ryzen 5000
Release	Q1 2023	November 5, 2020
Launch MSRP	US$196	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i5-13400F	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Cores / threads	10	12
Threads	16	24
Performance cores	6	n/a
Efficient cores	4	n/a
Base clock	2.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost clock	4.6 GHz	4.8 GHz
L2 cache	9.5 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	20 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i5-13400F	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
TDP / base power	65 W	105 W
Max turbo power	148 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	TSMC 7nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	90 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i5-13400F	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Socket	LGA1700	AM4
Memory	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	n/a
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe lanes	20	n/a
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	None (graphics card required)

Our measurements

	Intel Core i5-13400F	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
System power idle	93 W	92 W
System power load	226 W	205 W
CPU package idle	11.8 W	34 W
CPU package load	115 W	122 W
Temperature idle	28 °C	32 °C
Temperature load	61 °C	54 °C
Highest measured clock	4588 MHz / 3292 MHz (E)	4950 MHz
Avg clock in games	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)	4731 MHz

Test system

	Intel Core i5-13400F	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
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	DDR4 4400

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