Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Spec score
Spec score 59
$229
typical price
Ryzen 9 5900X against Core i5-13400F
Ryzen 9 5900X 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
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Coding & development
Ryzen 9 5900Xleft
59 vs 55 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming
Ryzen 9 5900Xleft
60 vs 58 on the gaming blend.
Heavy gaming
Ryzen 9 5900Xleft
59 vs 57 on the heavy gaming blend.
Content creation
Ryzen 9 5900Xleft
56 vs 50 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Ryzen 9 5900Xleft
54 vs 46 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Ryzen 9 5900Xleft
57 vs 53 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Ryzen 9 5900Xleft
56 vs 50 on the AI & local models blend.
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 9 5900X: 59
Core i5-13400F: 56
3 ptsto the left
Gaming
Ryzen 9 5900X: 59
Core i5-13400F: 57
2 ptsto the left
Multi-core
Ryzen 9 5900X: 50
Core i5-13400F: 36
14 ptsto the left
Single-core
Ryzen 9 5900X: 67
Core i5-13400F: 74
7 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 9 5900X: 25.8
Core i5-13400F: 22.9
13%to the left
Typical price
Ryzen 9 5900X: $229
Core i5-13400F: $245
$16to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 9 5900X: 12
Core i5-13400F: 10
20%to the left
Threads
Ryzen 9 5900X: 24
Core i5-13400F: 16
50%to the left
Boost clock
Ryzen 9 5900X: 4.8 GHz
Core i5-13400F: 4.6 GHz
4%to the left
Turbo power
Ryzen 9 5900X: 142 W
Core i5-13400F: 148 W
4%to the left
The verdict
- The Ryzen 9 5900X leads in games by 4%.
- The Ryzen 9 5900X has 39% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Core i5-13400F is 10% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 9 5900X typically costs $16 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 9 5900X is the better buy: 25.8 points per $100 against 22.9.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 9 5900X | Core i5-13400F |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 3 | Raptor Lake |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA1700 |
| Cores / threads | 12 / 24 (better) | 10 / 16 |
| Base clock | 3.7 GHz (better) | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.8 GHz (better) | 4.6 GHz |
| TDP / turbo power | 105 / 142 W | 65 / 148 W (better) |
| Memory | DDR4 | DDR4 or DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | No | No |
| Cooler in the box | No | Yes (better) |
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Released | 2020 | 2023 (better) |
| Typical price | $229 (better) | $245 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.