Buy on Amazon
£174.25
In Stock
AvailabilityMSRP $221
Availability
MSRP $221
AvailabilityMSRP $549
Availability
MSRP $549
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-13400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-13400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 99 days older than the cheaper Core i5-13400.
Advantages of Core i5-13400
- Up to 84% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £174.25 vs £1099.99
- Up to 82% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen 9 7900X - £2.39 vs £13.10 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 15% better in Starfield than Core i5-13400 - 84 vs 73 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13400 - 24 vs 16 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-13400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
73
87%
Value, £/FPS
£2.39/FPS
100%
Price, £
£174.25
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-13400 Desktop Processor 10 cores (6 P-cores + 4 E-cores) 20MB Cache, up to 4.6 GHz
Buy for £174.25 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 101 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
84
100%
Value, £/FPS
£13.1/FPS
18%
Price, £
£1099.99
15%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)
Buy for £1,099.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 102 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-13400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-13400 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-13400 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
45 FPS
£27.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,249
In Stock
73 FPS
£51.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
£3,749.95
In Stock
73 FPS
£56.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
£4,119.95
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
