Question Should I get the 13400F or the 7500F ?

[wellallnasib]

Hello, I am trying to decide between 13400F and 7500F for my new PC. They both have same platform cost with MSI B660m-A PRO and MSI B650m-A PRO with DDR5.
Things I mainly use my computer for is playing games, recording with OBS and editing and exporting with Davinci Resolve. Note that I am not one of those guys who buy a new chip for old motherboard, meaning the upgradability of AM+ does not come to my consideration.

Now I have seen benchmarks where 7500F wins in gaming but looses in productivity.
So my questions are.

1. What does this productivity mean ? Does it mean that those extra cores from intel reduce the render time significantly in software like Davinci Resolove ? or GPU is the only thing that matters when using hardware acceleration.

2. Is it safe to get a 13th gen CPU yet or they are still have stability issues ?

 

[Nine Layer Nige]

In the UK the 13th gen i5-13400F (10 cores, 16 thread) is £169 and the 12th gen i7-12700KF (12 cores, 20 threads) is £172 from Overclockers.
I just bought the 12th gen i7 over the 13th or 14th gen due to the bad press and impact on the resale value should I sell it second hand as any 13th,14th gen will have a question mark hovering over it if its been damaged by a previous owner. Hope that helps.

 

[wellallnasib]

In the UK the 13th gen i5-13400F (10 cores, 16 thread) is £169 and the 12th gen i7-12700KF (12 cores, 20 threads) is £172 from Overclockers.

In my country Intel or AMD does not directly sell products so price of previous gen products barely go down. I just google all online retailers for 12700K and it costs around $80 more and then I will be needing a Z board which is also expensive in my country even the bad ones. But reselling part is valuable information.

My question still remains: Does CPU matter when encoding video with Davinci Resolve, or is GPU the only thing that matters?

 

[Nortouen]

In my country Intel or AMD does not directly sell products so price of previous gen products barely go down. I just google all online retailers for 12700K and it costs around $80 more and then I will be needing a Z board which is also expensive in my country even the bad ones. But reselling part is valuable information.

My question still remains: Does CPU matter when encoding video with Davinci Resolve, or is GPU the only thing that matters?

Your CPU does matter when encoding with Davinci Resolve, but so too does the performance of your GPU. Davinci Resolve heavily leverages the video card. I've attached a link that should shed some light on your troubles.

Hardware Recommendations for DaVinci Resolve

I do not recommend anything above 12th generation Intel. It simply isn't worth the risk, as all 13th/14th generation CPUs are potentially faulty.

 

[logainofhades]

Just because it's a K sku doesn't mean it has to be in a Z series board. It will run in that B660 just fine. Z series are mainly for overclocking.

 

[geofelt]

The two processors are comparable.
Check out the passmark ratings:
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?id=5648&cpu=AMD+Ryzen+5+7500F

Intel Core i5-13400F Benchmark

I think though, for some $25 more, I would buy the non F suffix version of either.
Should you have graphics issues, integrated graphics can save you.
Plus, the Intel 13400 comes with quicksync:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Quick_Sync_Video

 

[TCA_ChinChin]

I agree that the i5-13400 would probably be the better option for you. The r5-7500(F) is honestly a lackluster chip compared to a lot of other AMD offerings.

 

[wellallnasib]

Thanks people for the suggestions, but I already got a 7600 OEM yesterday for $15 more than the 7500F boxed.
I did not want to risk it with 13th gen intel + I would have had hard time selling the chip during my next update.

 

[artk2219]

Thanks people for the suggestions, but I already got a 7600 OEM yesterday for $15 more than the 7500F boxed.
I did not want to risk it with 13th gen intel + I would have had hard time selling the chip during my next update.

You should be good for a while then, and you should have an upgrade path since AMD has stated that they intend to support AM5 until 2027 or so. LGA 1700 is likely already EOL, there was one more series being released for it that was all P-cores, Bartlett lake, and it's supposed to be released in Januray. We'll know more closer to then, but I wouldnt worry about it, you're good for now with that 7600.

 

[Andrew20]

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is newer than Intel Core i5-13400F also around 7% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 5% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Ryzen 5 7500F uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.