Ryzen 7 3700X vs Core i5-13400

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-13400
2023
10 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
16.10
+10.3%

Core i5-13400 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by a moderate 10% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-13400 and Ryzen 7 3700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking383456
Place by popularitynot in top-10098
Cost-effectiveness evaluation72.2139.03
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-SMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)7 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$221$329
Current price$181 (0.8x MSRP)$212 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-13400 has 85% better value for money than Ryzen 7 3700X.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-13400 and Ryzen 7 3700X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)32 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm7 nm
Die size257 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data19,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-13400 and Ryzen 7 3700X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1700AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13400 and Ryzen 7 3700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Core i5-13400 and Ryzen 7 3700X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-13400 and Ryzen 7 3700X are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-13400 and Ryzen 7 3700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size192 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 730-
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.55 GHz-
Execution Units24-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-13400 and Ryzen 7 3700X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-13400 and Ryzen 7 3700X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hz-
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz-
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-13400 and Ryzen 7 3700X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12-
OpenGL4.5-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13400 and Ryzen 7 3700X.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-13400 16.10
+10.3%
Ryzen 7 3700X 14.59

Core i5-13400 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 10% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i5-13400 24897
+10.3%
Ryzen 7 3700X 22570

Core i5-13400 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 10% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-13400 2285
+38%
Ryzen 7 3700X 1656

Core i5-13400 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 38% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-13400 10278
+26.8%
Ryzen 7 3700X 8105

Core i5-13400 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 27% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i5-13400 8721
+49.4%
Ryzen 7 3700X 5839

Core i5-13400 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 49% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-13400 51095
+26.4%
Ryzen 7 3700X 40439

Core i5-13400 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 26% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-13400 13632
Ryzen 7 3700X 13815
+1.3%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i5-13400 by 1% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-13400 3.47
+6.9%
Ryzen 7 3700X 3.71

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i5-13400 by 7% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i5-13400 27
+18%
Ryzen 7 3700X 23

Core i5-13400 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 18% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-13400 2358
+12.7%
Ryzen 7 3700X 2092

Core i5-13400 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 13% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-13400 257
+26%
Ryzen 7 3700X 204

Core i5-13400 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 26% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i5-13400 3.1
+34.8%
Ryzen 7 3700X 2.3

Core i5-13400 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 35% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-13400 11.8
+3.5%
Ryzen 7 3700X 11.4

Core i5-13400 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 4% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-13400 7979
+6.3%
Ryzen 7 3700X 7503

Core i5-13400 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 6% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-13400 136
+18.1%
Ryzen 7 3700X 115

Core i5-13400 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 18% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-13400 311
+15.4%
Ryzen 7 3700X 270

Core i5-13400 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 15% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.10 14.59
Recency 4 January 2023 7 July 2019
Physical cores 10 8
Cost $221 $329

The Core i5-13400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 3700X in performance tests.


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