Phenom II X4 905e vs i5-13400

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-13400
2023
10 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
15.15
+1093%

Core i5-13400 outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by a whopping 1093% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-13400 and Phenom II X4 905e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4852317
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation44.210.05
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno data4x Phenom II (Desktop)
Power efficiency21.251.78
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)2 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$221$212

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-13400 has 88320% better value for money than Phenom II X4 905e.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-13400 and Phenom II X4 905e 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm45 nm
Die size257 mm2258 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-13400 and Phenom II X4 905e 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
SocketFCLGA1700AM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13400 and Phenom II X4 905e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX245 nm, 1.25
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-13400 and Phenom II X4 905e 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 Phenom II X4 905e are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 Phenom II X4 905e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR3
Maximum memory size192 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 730On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.55 GHzno data
Execution Units24no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-13400 and Phenom II X4 905e integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-13400 and Phenom II X4 905e integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-13400 and Phenom II X4 905e integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13400 and Phenom II X4 905e.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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 15.15
+1093%
Phenom II X4 905e 1.27

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.

i5-13400 23178
+1097%
Phenom II X4 905e 1936

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.

i5-13400 2296
+573%
Phenom II X4 905e 341

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.

i5-13400 10194
+786%
Phenom II X4 905e 1150

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.

i5-13400 8721
+281%
Phenom II X4 905e 2290

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.

i5-13400 51095
+520%
Phenom II X4 905e 8241

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.

i5-13400 3.47
+335%
Phenom II X4 905e 15.1

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.

i5-13400 27
+818%
Phenom II X4 905e 3

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i5-13400 2358
+825%
Phenom II X4 905e 255

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.

i5-13400 257
+302%
Phenom II X4 905e 64

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.

i5-13400 3.1
+308%
Phenom II X4 905e 0.76

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.

i5-13400 11.8
+2850%
Phenom II X4 905e 0.4

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.  

i5-13400 136
+691%
Phenom II X4 905e 17

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.  

i5-13400 311
+255%
Phenom II X4 905e 88

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.

i5-13400 7979
+295%
Phenom II X4 905e 2018

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.15 1.27
Recency 4 January 2023 2 June 2009
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 16 4

i5-13400 has a 1092.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and 150% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i5-13400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 905e in performance tests.


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