i5-13400F vs Ryzen 7 1700X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 1700X
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
9.86
Core i5-13400F
2023
10 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
15.83
+60.5%

Core i5-13400F outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700X and Core i5-13400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking787432
Place by popularitynot in top-10046
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.6158.38
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency9.8223.05
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date22 February 2017 (7 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399$196

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-13400F has 1517% better value for money than Ryzen 7 1700X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700X and Core i5-13400F 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache768 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16384 KB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size213 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700X and Core i5-13400F 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core i5-13400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA3-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
XFR+-
SenseMI+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700X and Core i5-13400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core i5-13400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core i5-13400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s76.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core i5-13400F.

PCIe versionn/a5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 9.86
i5-13400F 15.83
+60.5%

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 15661
i5-13400F 25138
+60.5%

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 1098
i5-13400F 2302
+110%

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 5603
i5-13400F 10998
+96.3%

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 4662
i5-13400F 8689
+86.4%

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 31950
i5-13400F 51113
+60%

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 9076
i5-13400F 13989
+54.1%

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 4.89
i5-13400F 3.27
+49.5%

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 17
i5-13400F 27
+62%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 1700X 1537
i5-13400F 2364
+53.8%

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 154
i5-13400F 252
+63.6%

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 1.73
i5-13400F 3.06
+76.9%

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 9
i5-13400F 12.2
+36.3%

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 3728
i5-13400F 8602
+131%

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.  

Ryzen 7 1700X 90
i5-13400F 137
+52%

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.  

Ryzen 7 1700X 180
i5-13400F 315
+74.7%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 1700X 6275
i5-13400F 12095
+92.7%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 1700X 327
+58.8%
i5-13400F 206

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 1700X 932
i5-13400F 1792
+92.3%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 1700X 3746
i5-13400F 5743
+53.3%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 1700X 39624
i5-13400F 60048
+51.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.86 15.83
Recency 22 February 2017 4 January 2023
Physical cores 8 10
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

i5-13400F has a 60.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 25% more physical cores, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-13400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 1700X in performance tests.


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