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Had an i5 8400 in my first gaming rig. Was considering the 13700k but i eventually got 7800x3d for my second build.
The reason is simple. Very low power consumption (highest i saw in benchmarks and games was like ~70 watts), easier and cheaper to cool (although it gets quite hot sometimes due to its design), far cheaper ram kits needed to achieve high performance since the sweet spot is 6000mhz cl30-cl32. Additionally, you have an upgrade path should you decide to go with a different cpu in the future since am5 will be supported for quite some time and finally its gaming performance is superior to any other intel and amd cpu as of now. Its truly an amazing cpu if you mainly game and do light-medium work. Otherwise, if your system is more work oriented you should look for other options.