Intel Core i5-13490F vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

Processor comparisons   08-02-2023
   If you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i5-13490F vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, video editing, rendering, machine learning, programming. Here is all 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 made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like PassMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, AIDA64, Blender, Blender, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, VeraCrypt, RealBench, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT or Intel Core i5-13490F.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-13490F

59%

Ryzen 9 3900XT

60%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 3900XT is 1% better than Core i5-13490F. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-13490F

57%

Ryzen 9 3900XT

57%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.0	101.5
Valorant	114.7	115.3
Cyberpunk 2077	64.3	64.6
Apex Legends	107.9	108.4
Call of Duty Warzone	86.1	86.5
Overwatch	92.9	93.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.2	79.6
DOOM Eternal	57.4	57.7
Warzone	89.5	90.0
Assassin's Creed	96.4	96.9
Valheim	95.2	95.7

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 comparing 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. So 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-13490F

84%

Ryzen 9 3900XT

44%

To make a finishing choice 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 i5-13490F is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 3900XT as it consumes less power: 75W vs. 105W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-13490F	AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
Cinbench 15 Single-core	293	219
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2964	3192
Cinbench 20 Single-core	482	539
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6580	7244
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1674	1354
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18910	18511

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

	Intel Core i5-13490F	AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
Single-Core	1530	2772
Multi-Core	32223	33164

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

	Intel Core i5-13490F	AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
Single-Core	1895	1403
Multi-Core	12714	13238

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 later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-13490F	AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
Announcement date	February 07, 2023	July 19, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1700	AM4
Core name	Raptor Lake	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	13	3
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	10	12
Threads	16	24
Bus rate	16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	7800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	75 W	105 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	4800	3200
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	9 MB	6MB
L3 cache	24 MB	64MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-100000277WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 3900XT is 13% better than Core i5-13490F in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 3900XT has 2 more core than Core i5-13490F. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-13490F is better: 15
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT is better: 22
The summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-13490F and AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-13490F - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-13490F specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
• DOOM Eternal gaming benchmark
• PUBG gaming benchmark
• Apex Legends gaming benchmark
• Fortnite gaming benchmark
• Valorant gaming benchmark
• GTA 5 gaming benchmark
• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark
• Roblox gaming benchmark
• Overwatch gaming benchmark
• Cyberpunk 2077 gaming benchmark
• Red Dead Redemption 2 gaming benchmark
• Assassin's Creed gaming benchmark

• AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT specs and review.