Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 7600
Spec score
Spec score 58
$210
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 5 7600 against Core i5-13400F
Ryzen 5 7600 leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Intel
Intel Core i5-13400F
Spec score
Spec score 56
$245
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Core i5-13400Fright
59 vs 61 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Light gaming
Ryzen 5 7600left
64 vs 60 on the light gaming blend.
Gaming
Ryzen 5 7600left
63 vs 58 on the gaming blend.
Heavy gaming
Ryzen 5 7600left
63 vs 57 on the heavy gaming blend.
Content creation
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
3D & rendering
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming & streaming
Ryzen 5 7600left
56 vs 53 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Ryzen 5 7600: 58
Core i5-13400F: 56
2 ptsto the left
Gaming
Ryzen 5 7600: 65
Core i5-13400F: 57
8 ptsto the left
Multi-core
Ryzen 5 7600: 35
Core i5-13400F: 36
1 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 5 7600: 70
Core i5-13400F: 74
4 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 5 7600: 28.4
Core i5-13400F: 22.9
24%to the left
Typical price
Ryzen 5 7600: $204
Core i5-13400F: $245
$41to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 5 7600: 6
Core i5-13400F: 10
67%to the right
Threads
Ryzen 5 7600: 12
Core i5-13400F: 16
33%to the right
Boost clock
Ryzen 5 7600: 5.1 GHz
Core i5-13400F: 4.6 GHz
11%to the left
Turbo power
Ryzen 5 7600: 88 W
Core i5-13400F: 148 W
68%to the left
The verdict
- The Ryzen 5 7600 leads in games by 14%.
- The Core i5-13400F has 3% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Core i5-13400F is 6% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 5 7600 typically costs $41 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 5 7600 is the better buy: 28.4 points per $100 against 22.9.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 5 7600 | Core i5-13400F |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 4 | Raptor Lake |
| Socket | AM5 | LGA1700 |
| Cores / threads | 6 / 12 | 10 / 16 (better) |
| Base clock | 3.8 GHz (better) | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.1 GHz (better) | 4.6 GHz |
| TDP / turbo power | 65 / 88 W | 65 / 88 W |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR4 or DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | Yes (better) | No |
| Cooler in the box | Yes | Yes |
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Released | 2023 | 2023 |
| Typical price | $204 (better) | $245 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.