Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Core i5-13400F

Prices and Stock
MSRP $1999

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Prices and Stock
MSRP $196

Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13400F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13400F is 1136 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.

Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13400F - 64 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i5-13400F

Performs up to 8% better in Battlefield IV than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 458 vs 426 FPS
Up to 42% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $765.76 vs $1319.82
Up to 46% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $1.67 vs $3.10 per FPS

This is a free version of Battlefield IV.

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

FPS

426

93%

Value, €/FPS

€3.1/FPS

54%

Price, €

€1319.82

58%

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for €1,319.82 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8465 minutes ago

Core i5-13400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

FPS

458

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.67/FPS

100%

Price, €

€765.76

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS

Buy for €765.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8464 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Core i5-13400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

1920 x 1080

Very High

488

FPS

396

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Epic

238

FPS

229

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

885

FPS

802

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

286

FPS

240

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

151

FPS

135

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Single-Core

1636

71%

Multi-Core

14008

100%

Core i5-13400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Single-Core

2290

100%

Multi-Core

10745

77%

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X	vs	Core i5-13400F
Nov 25th, 2019	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2023
Ryzen Threadripper	Collection	Core i5
Castle Peak	Codename	Raptor Lake
AMD Socket TRX4	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
32	Cores	10
64	Threads	16
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.5 GHz
4.5 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz
280 W	TDP	Not Available
7 nm	Process Size	10 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	25.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	No