Intel Core i5 13400F vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 13400F with 10-cores against the 4.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 7800X with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
58.9
(Average)
Value Index
41.1
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7800X and 13400F
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13400F
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 20 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • 20% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
  • Includes an integrated GPU Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 551 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3442 -
Cinebench Scores (#101st place)

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 842.6 MB/sec -
Clang compilation 88.9 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 264.3 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 348.3 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 237.2 pages/sec -
Background blur 54.8 images/sec -
Photo processing 88.3 images/sec -
Ray tracing 20.1 Mpixels/sec -
Sources: GeekBench [1] โ€“ 805 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 80 GOps/sec 41.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 60.5 GOps/sec 25.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 81M Primes/sec 45M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 32.1M Strings/sec 23.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 16.6 GBytes/sec 4.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 310.5 MBytes/sec 185.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 1408 Frames/sec 813 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19.8B Matrices/sec 15.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] โ€“ 5089 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.5 PPW 12.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 174.2 PPW -
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 383 PPW -
Blender / Watt 3.09 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 13400F
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-07 (Andre)Cinebench 2026551 / 3442
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-14 (Kashitsu)Cinebench 2024103 / 874
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-08-09 (Andy)Geekbench 6 CPU2467 / 11248
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-11-04 (Shinigami1Ryuk)Cinebench 2024101 / 814
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-10-02 (SigmaKlein)Cinebench 2024100 / 821
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13400F and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 3, 2023 January 10, 2023
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number i5-13400F -
Integrated GPU No Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7500F - Intel Core i7 13700K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225F -
Intel CPU rating (#123rd place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#43rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 8
P-Threads 12 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.5 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 10 8
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 45x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) -
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 20MB (shared) 40MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 105 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 148 W -
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (92nd and 58th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics - Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock - 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock - 2200 MHz
Shading Units - 128
TMUs - 8
ROPs - 4
Execution Units - 2
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.6 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support No -

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 13400F official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28
Further details
Notes on Ryzen 7 7800X:
    - This CPU was never released for the retail market.

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