Intel Core i5 13400 Linux Performance - Raptor Lake 10 Cores / 16 Threads For $239
For Python scripting workloads the Core i5 13400 single-threaded performance was comparable to the other Raptor lake processors and in turn competitive with the AMD Zen 4 desktop CPUs.
The AMD Ryzen 7000 series easily lead in some areas like simdjson thanks to Zen 4 having AVX-512.