AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i5-13400

Processor comparisons 12-02-2023

   If there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i5-13400 and understand which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, programming, streaming, rendering, video editing. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Dolphin Emulator, Blender, VeraCrypt, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, WPrime, AIDA64, Blender, PassMark, Prime95, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, 7zip, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-13400 or AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D.

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 7800X3D

65%

Core i5-13400

59%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 9% better than Core i5-13400. 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 7800X3D

61%

Core i5-13400

56%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	108.9	100.3
Valorant	123.7	114.0
Cyberpunk 2077	69.3	63.8
Apex Legends	116.3	107.1
Call of Duty Warzone	92.8	85.5
Overwatch	100.2	92.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	85.4	78.6
DOOM Eternal	61.9	57.0
Warzone	96.5	88.9
Assassin's Creed	103.9	95.7
Valheim	102.7	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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

54%

Core i5-13400

91%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor 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 7800X3D as it consumes less power: 120W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i5-13400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	281	276
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	4725	2844
Cinbench 20 Single-core	685	457
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	11309	6319
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1761	1603
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	31092	18171

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i5-13400
Single-Core	3736	1465
Multi-Core	50148	30969

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i5-13400
Single-Core	1951	1786
Multi-Core	20471	12045

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. 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, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i5-13400
Announcement date	April 06, 2023	September 23, 2022
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM5	FCLGA1700
Core name	Raphael	Raptor Lake
Architecture	Zen 4	x86
Generation	5	13
Turbo Frequency	5 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	4.2 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	8	10
Threads	16	16
Bus rate		16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	13200 millions	14200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	120 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR5	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	768KB	1 MB
L2 cache	12MB	1 MB
L3 cache	64MB	16 MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000910 100-100000910WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 40% better than Core i5-13400 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-13400 has 2 more core than Ryzen 7 7800X3D. 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 7800X3D is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-13400 is better: 8
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Intel Core i5-13400 before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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.