AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Intel Core i5-13400
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is 1% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 74 73
Cores 16 10
Threads 32 16
Top speed 4.9 GHz 4.6 GHz
Rated power 105 W 65 W
Games at recommended 230 230
Released20202023
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X better than the Intel Core i5-13400 for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X scores 74 and the Intel Core i5-13400 73.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti for the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti for the Intel Core i5-13400.