AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i5-13400

Processor comparisons 05-02-2023

   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i5-13400 and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, WPrime, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), SuperPi, PassMark, Blender, 7zip, 3DMark, AIDA64, PCMark 10, Gears 5, RealBench.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Death Stranding
Fallout 76
Grand Theft Auto V
Halo Infinite
Fortnite
Watch Dogs Legion
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim
Valorant
Red Dead Redemption 2
Cyberpunk 2077
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Borderlands 3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Last Man Standing
Overwatch
Rainbow Six Siege
Apex Legends

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-13400 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 7 3700X

56%

Core i5-13400

59%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-13400 is 5% better than Ryzen 7 3700X. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 3700X

55%

Core i5-13400

56%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Control, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.2	100.3
Valorant	110.5	114.0
Cyberpunk 2077	61.9	63.8
Apex Legends	103.8	107.1
Call of Duty Warzone	82.8	85.5
Overwatch	89.5	92.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.2	78.6
DOOM Eternal	55.2	57.0
Warzone	86.2	88.9
Assassin's Creed	92.8	95.7
Valheim	91.7	94.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 3700X

68%

Core i5-13400

91%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-13400 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 3700X as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i5-13400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	204	276
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2114	2844
Cinbench 20 Single-core	501	457
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4834	6319
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1294	1603
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12355	18171

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i5-13400
Single-Core	2716	1465
Multi-Core	22880	30969

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i5-13400
Single-Core	1339	1786
Multi-Core	9023	12045

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i5-13400
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	September 23, 2022
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1700
Core name	Matisse	Raptor Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	3	13
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	8	10
Threads	16	16
Bus rate		16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	14200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	4800
Memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
L1 cache	512KB	1 MB
L2 cache	4MB	1 MB
L3 cache	32MB	16 MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000071 100-100000071BOX 100-100000071MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 3700X is 30% better than Core i5-13400 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-13400 has 2 more core than Ryzen 7 3700X. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-13400 is better: 28
However, it should be understood that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and Intel Core i5-13400 before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 7 3700X specs and review.

Intel Core i5-13400 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-13400 specs and review.