Intel Core i5 13400F vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 13400F with 10-cores against the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5800X with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13400F
- Newer - released 2 years and 3 months later
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
- Around 25.6 GB/s (50%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Has 2 more physical cores
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
- More than 10Β° C higher critical temperature
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Unlocked multiplier
- Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- More modern manufacturing process β 7 versus 10 nanometers
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 551 | 483 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 3442 | 3448 |
Cinebench Scores (#188th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 842.6 MB/sec | 851.2 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 88.9 Klines/sec | 97.9 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 264.3 pages/sec | 181 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 348.3 Mpixels/sec | 319.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 237.2 pages/sec | 236.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 54.8 images/sec | 50.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 88.3 images/sec | 66.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 20.1 Mpixels/sec | 25.4 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 80 GOps/sec | 94.3 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 60.5 GOps/sec | 52.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 81M Primes/sec | 122M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 32.1M Strings/sec | 35.4M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 16.6 GBytes/sec | 21.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 310.5 MBytes/sec | 345.4 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1408 Frames/sec | 1354 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 19.8B Matrices/sec | 23.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 12.5 PPW | 8.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 174.2 PPW | 97.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 383 PPW | 263.4 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.09 PPW | 2.06 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i5 13400F
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-07 (Andre) | Cinebench 2026 | 551 / 3442 |
| π 2025-12-14 (Kashitsu) | Cinebench 2024 | 103 / 874 |
| π 2025-08-09 (Andy) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2467 / 11248 |
| π 2024-11-04 (Shinigami1Ryuk) | Cinebench 2024 | 101 / 814 |
| π 2024-10-02 (SigmaKlein) | Cinebench 2024 | 100 / 821 |
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-18 (dxd_shxdow) | Cinebench 2026 | 483 / 3448 |
| π 2026-04-15 (NyNy) | Cinebench 2024 | 81 / 747 |
| π 2026-02-16 (nothampter) | Cinebench 2024 | 82 / 1064 |
| π 2026-02-06 (Hexg) | Cinebench 2024 | 95 / 849 |
| π 2025-12-27 (ivy:3) | Cinebench 2024 | 96 / 863 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13400F and AMD Ryzen 7 5800XGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | January 3, 2023 | October 8, 2020 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Zen 3 (Vermeer) |
| Model number | i5-13400F | - |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 7500F | - Intel Core i7 11700K |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 5 225F | - AMD Ryzen 7 7800X |
Intel CPU rating (#123rd place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#95th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | - |
| E-Threads | 4 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.8 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.4 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 25x | 38x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 20MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | - | 4.15 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 105 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 148 W | 142 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | AM4 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 90Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (92nd and 98th place)
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i5 13400F official page | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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