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Rate My PC: Intel Core i5-13400E + AMD Radeon RX 7400

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78 / 100
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Top 22% of systems. Excellent for 1440p Ultra or 4K High gaming.

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System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio
Well Balanced
CPU
78%
VS
GPU
79%
PROCESSOR

Intel Core i5-13400E

6,638 Benchmark Score
Top 22% Market Ranking
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AMD Radeon RX 7400

2,467 Benchmark Score
Top 21% Market Ranking
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Budget
0-30
Mid-Range
30-60
High-End
60-85
Enthusiast
85-100
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Performance Tiers Explained

90-100

Ultimate

4K Ultra gaming, VR ready, ray tracing enabled, professional workloads

4K 60+ FPS VR Ready
70-89

High-End

1440p Ultra or 4K High settings, excellent for modern AAA titles

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50-69

Mid-Range

1080p Ultra or 1440p Medium, great value for most gamers

1080p Ultra 1440p Med
30-49

Entry Level

1080p Medium settings, suitable for eSports and older titles

1080p Med eSports
0-29

Legacy

Basic gaming, older titles, consider upgrading for modern games

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The pairing of the Intel Core i5-13400E with the AMD Radeon RX 7400 represents a fundamental mismatch in tier. The CPU is a 10-core, 16-thread Raptor Lake-S desktop processor built on Intel's 10 nm process, with a base clock of 2.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. It shares a 20 MB L3 cache across all cores and supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory through a dual-channel bus, with ECC memory support included. The GPU, meanwhile, is a Radeon RX 7000 series part based on the Navi 33 chip and RDNA 3.0 architecture, fabricated on TSMC's 6 nm node with 13,300 million transistors. It offers 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth, and its 1792 shading units produce 16.49 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The benchmark data shows the CPU sitting at the 62nd percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU languishes at the 17th percentile among all GPUs, a 45-percentile gap that dominates every workload analysis in this report.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i5-13400E is a hybrid configuration with 10 cores and 16 threads, a design that allows it to handle heavily threaded workloads while maintaining strong single-thread performance. Its Raptor Lake architecture, specifically the Raptor Lake-S codename, is paired with a 10 nm process node from Intel, and the die size is listed at 215 mm². The cache hierarchy is substantial: 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and a shared 20 MB L3 pool. This cache structure is critical for gaming and productivity tasks where data reuse is high, and the 4.60 GHz boost clock ensures that lightly threaded applications can push toward the top of the CPU's capability envelope.

Benchmark results place the chip in a clear mid-range position. In Cinebench R23, the multicore score is 22950, while the single-core score is 3240. The R20 run shows 9639 multicore and 1360 single-core, and the older R15 test yields 2313 multicore and 326 single-core. The average benchmark score across all tests is 6638, which places the i5-13400E at the 62nd percentile of all CPUs. Relative to its nearest rivals, the data shows a near-tie with the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X, which scores 6647 (a delta of -0.1%), and the Intel Core i9-9940X at 6657 (a delta of -0.3%). The i5-13400E is actually 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i9-12900E (6611) and 0.5% ahead of the Intel Pentium Gold G6405 (6605). In practical terms, this CPU trades blows with older high-end parts, meaning it is not a flagship, but it is far from a weakling.

The 65 W TDP is notable for a 10-core part, indicating that power efficiency is a strong suit. This makes the CPU suitable for builds where thermal headroom is limited, such as compact desktop systems. The architecture supports PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes from the CPU, which is forward-looking for storage and GPU connectivity, even if the paired GPU in this analysis uses a different interface. The integrated UHD Graphics 730 provides a basic display output fallback, though it is not intended for gaming. Overall, the CPU is a solid all-rounder that will not bottleneck modern software in most productivity scenarios, but its performance tier is clearly defined by the 62nd percentile.

Gaming Performance

There are no measured FPS rows for this exact CPU+GPU combination in the FACT PACK, so all frame rate figures below are estimates derived from the benchmark scores, not from direct testing. The data indicates that the AMD Radeon RX 7400 is a very low-tier graphics card, with a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1103 and a Passmark G3D score of 11897. Its percentile rank of 17 among all GPUs signals that it will struggle with modern AAA titles at high settings.

For 1080p ultra settings, the RX 7400 is likely to deliver playable frame rates only in esports or older titles. In a game like Counter-Strike or Valorant, where the CPU's strong single-core score of 3240 in Cinebench R23 can help, the GPU might push past 60 FPS, but the GPU's Passmark DirectX 12 score of 44 suggests that newer API-heavy titles will be severely constrained. At 1440p, the situation worsens; the GPU's memory bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s is adequate for 8 GB of GDDR6, but the low shader count of 1792 units means pixel throughput will drop. The pixel rate of 147.2 GPixel/s and texture rate of 257.6 GTexel/s are entry-level figures.

The CPU is not the limiting factor in gaming. The i5-13400E's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22950 and single-core score of 3240 are strong enough to feed any mid-range GPU, and its 62nd percentile ranking confirms it can handle high-refresh scenarios in CPU-bound games. The bottleneck is overwhelmingly the GPU. For 1080p high settings, you might see 40-60 FPS in less demanding titles, but for 4K or even 1440p ultra, the RX 7400 is not viable. The data suggests that this pairing is best suited for 1080p low-to-medium settings in modern games, or 1440p in older or indie titles. Any expectation of high-refresh gaming at 1440p or above is not supported by the GPU's benchmark scores.

Balance and Bottleneck

The performance balance between the i5-13400E and the RX 7400 is severely skewed toward the CPU. The CPU's 62nd percentile among all CPUs contrasts sharply with the GPU's 17th percentile among all GPUs. This 45-point gap means that in almost any workload that uses both components, the GPU will be the limiting factor. The CPU's average benchmark score of 6638 is more than double the GPU's average score of 2467, which is a stark indicator of the imbalance.

In gaming workloads, the GPU limits frame rates. The RX 7400's Passmark DirectX 12 score of 44 is catastrophically low, indicating that it cannot sustain the draw calls and shader complexity of modern games. Even the CPU's strong FPS potential in CPU-bound scenarios cannot compensate. The FPS scaling evidence, though not measured directly, can be inferred from the GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1103, which is a low-end result; doubling the GPU's score would be necessary to achieve mid-range performance, and this GPU is nowhere near that.

For productivity workloads, the CPU dominates. Video encoding, 3D rendering, and software compilation rely on the CPU's 16 threads, and the i5-13400E's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22950 places it in a strong position. The GPU's compute capability, measured at 5152 in Passmark GPU Compute, is far below what the CPU can deliver in most parallel tasks. The conclusion is that the CPU is underutilized in gaming and the GPU is underutilized in productivity. This is a system where the user must choose which workload to prioritize, because neither component can fully support the other.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The i5-13400E uses the Intel Socket 1700 platform, which supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, giving builders flexibility in choosing memory that fits their budget and performance needs. The dual-channel memory bus is standard for this class, and ECC memory support is present, which is a benefit for workstation use. The CPU provides PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes, which is a future-proof interface for storage and expansion, though the RX 7400 uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 bus interface, so it will not take full advantage of the CPU's lanes.

The GPU has a TDP of 43 W and a suggested PSU of 200 W, which is extremely low. This means that the power supply is not a constraint in this build; any standard desktop PSU will have ample headroom. The GPU requires a single 6-pin power connector and occupies a dual-slot form factor. The CPU's 65 W TDP adds to a very low total system power draw, so cooling is straightforward with any capable air cooler.

A sensible next upgrade would be to replace the RX 7400 with a higher-tier GPU. The CPU has enough performance headroom to support a GPU that scores significantly higher, given its 62nd percentile CPU rank. The PCIe Gen 5 support from the CPU is not utilized by the current GPU, but it will be ready for future GPUs that may use Gen 5. Alternatively, adding more memory or switching from DDR4 to DDR5 (if the motherboard supports it) could improve performance in memory-sensitive workloads, but the primary bottleneck is the GPU, so that should be the focus of any upgrade.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU benchmarks are as follows: Cinebench R15 multicore 2313, single-core 326; R20 multicore 9639, single-core 1360; R23 multicore 22950, single-core 3240. The average benchmark score for the CPU is 6638, placing it at the 62nd percentile of all CPUs. The nearest rivals are the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X (6647, -0.1%), Intel Core i9-9940X (6657, -0.3%), Intel Core i9-12900E (6611, +0.4%), and Intel Pentium Gold G6405 (6605, +0.5%). This clustering indicates that the i5-13400E is performance-equivalent to several older high-end parts, which is a strong result for a 65 W chip.

The GPU benchmarks show a much weaker picture. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the score is 1103. Passmark results include DirectX 9 at 176, DirectX 10 at 59, DirectX 11 at 97, DirectX 12 at 44, G2D at 1209, G3D at 11897, and GPU Compute at 5152. The average benchmark score for the GPU is 2467, placing it at the 17th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon 8040S (2440, +1.1%), NVIDIA GeForce 710M (2433, +1.4%), Intel HD Graphics 610 (2425, +1.8%), and NVIDIA GeForce GT 710M (2422, +1.9%). The GPU is essentially competing with integrated graphics and decade-old mobile parts, which confirms its low-end status.

The combined percentile for this build is 40, which reflects the GPU's drag on the overall system. The CPU is a mid-range performer, but the GPU is entry-level, so the combined picture is that of a budget desktop system that can handle productivity well but is very limited in graphics-intensive tasks.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: The RX 7400 cannot support high-refresh gaming at modern resolutions. The GPU's Passmark DirectX 12 score of 44 and 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1103 indicate that frame rates will be low in demanding titles. The CPU could handle high refresh in CPU-bound games, but the GPU will not deliver the frames to match a 144 Hz monitor.

Streaming: The CPU's 16 threads and Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22950 are sufficient for software encoding, but the GPU's low compute score of 5152 means hardware encoding is weak. Streaming at 1080p will rely on the CPU, which can manage it, but the overall gaming experience will be capped by the GPU.

Video editing: This is a CPU-heavy workload, and the i5-13400E performs well. The R23 multicore score of 22950 and 62nd percentile rank indicate that 4K video editing and rendering are feasible, though export times will be longer than with a top-tier CPU. The GPU's low G3D score of 11897 means GPU-accelerated effects will be slow.

3D rendering: The CPU is the main engine here, and its 16 threads deliver solid performance. The Cinebench R20 multicore score of 9639 and R15 score of 2313 show that it can handle moderate rendering workloads. The GPU's compute score of 5152 is too low for GPU-accelerated rendering to be useful.

Software development: Compilation and multi-threaded builds will benefit from the CPU's 10 cores and 16 threads. The R23 multicore score of 22950 is above the median, so build times will be reasonable. The GPU is irrelevant for most development tasks, except for shader compilation, which is minor.

Student and office work: This system is more than adequate for word processing, spreadsheets, and web browsing. The CPU's single-core score of 3240 in R23 ensures snappy response, and the GPU's low power draw of 43 W means quiet operation. The lack of a discrete GPU requirement in these tasks makes the RX 7400 a non-factor.

FAQ

Q: What is the CPU's core and thread count?

A: The Intel Core i5-13400E has 10 cores and 16 threads.

Q: How does the CPU's average benchmark score compare to its nearest rival?

A: The CPU's average score is 6638, which is 0.4% higher than the Intel Core i9-12900E (6611) and 0.1% lower than the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X (6647).

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7400 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, with memory bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s.

Q: Is the GPU's performance tier close to any integrated graphics?

A: Yes, the GPU's average benchmark score of 2467 is only 1.8% higher than the Intel HD Graphics 610 (2425), placing it in the entry-level category.

Q: What is the combined percentile of this build?

A: The combined percentile for the CPU and GPU pairing is 40.

Q: Does the CPU support ECC memory?

A: Yes, the Intel Core i5-13400E supports ECC memory.

Q: What is the suggested power supply for the GPU?

A: The suggested PSU for the AMD Radeon RX 7400 is 200 W.

Build Overview

This build pairs the Intel Core i5-13400E, a 10-core, 16-thread desktop CPU from the Core 13th Gen series, with the AMD Radeon RX 7400, a desktop GPU from the Radeon RX 7000 series based on RDNA 3.0. The build class is desktop, indicating it is intended for a stationary tower system. The CPU's 62nd percentile rank among all CPUs is solidly mid-range, while the GPU's 17th percentile rank is firmly entry-level. The combined percentile of 40 reflects a system that is heavily CPU-biased in performance.

The CPU is a capable processor for productivity, with a 65 W TDP and support for DDR4 and DDR5 memory, plus PCIe Gen 5 lanes. The GPU is a low-power part at 43 W TDP, requiring only a 200 W PSU and a single 6-pin connector. The overall tier is that of a budget-to-entry-level desktop, where the CPU punches above its weight but the GPU holds the system back in any graphics-related task.

Who Should Build It

This system is for users who prioritize CPU-heavy productivity over gaming. The i5-13400E's strong multicore performance makes it suitable for software developers, video editors working on 1080p or light 4K projects, and students running engineering or data analysis software. The GPU is adequate for basic display output and light gaming, but it will not satisfy gamers seeking high frame rates at 1080p ultra, let alone 1440p or 4K.

Small business workstations handling spreadsheets, databases, and office applications will find the CPU more than sufficient, and the GPU's low power draw makes for a quiet, energy-efficient machine. Content creators who rely on CPU-based rendering will benefit, but those who use GPU-accelerated effects will be disappointed. Gamers would be better off with a different GPU, while productivity-focused users can build a balanced system around the CPU and treat the RX 7400 as a placeholder for a future upgrade.