AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) vs Intel Core i9-13900K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

Overall performance index

63,9

Rank 21 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i9-13900K

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

Intel Core i9-13900K is 25,1% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) Intel Core i9-13900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) wins 2, Intel Core i9-13900K wins 24 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +4,8 % 349,0fps 333,0fps Multi-thread +50,1 % 72,5points 145,4points Single-thread +19,7 % 113,8points 141,7points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) Intel Core i9-13900K Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) +4,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 16.750 points 21.335 points +27,4 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.377 points 6.481 points +1,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.122 points 54.775 points +9,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 374,9 fps 309,7 fps +21,1 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 280,0 fps 333,0 fps +18,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.433 points 23.638 points +0,9 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 403,7 fps 415,5 fps +2,9 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 337,3 fps 273,8 fps +23,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 487,2 fps

Counter-Strike 2 – 381,4 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-13900K +100,5 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 89.433 MIPS 193.971 MIPS +116,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 103,0 s 36,0 s +186,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.295 s 771,0 s +68,0 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 37.835 KB/s 52.867 KB/s +39,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.124 points 6.087 points +186,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.024 points 15.155 points +201,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.156 points 13.298 points +220,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.052 points 23.983 points +164,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 5.761 points 16.745 points +190,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 5.693 points 11.725 points +106,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.353 points 8.796 points +64,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.604 points 4.677 points +29,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.823 points 2.356 points +29,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.538 points 26.274 points +149,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.462 px/s 12.844 px/s +187,9 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-13900K +24,5 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 920,0 points 1.231 points +33,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.878 points 2.180 points +16,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 615,0 px/s 839,0 px/s +36,4 %

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)	Intel Core i9-13900K
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core 13000
Release	November 12, 2025	Q4 2022
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)	Intel Core i9-13900K
Cores / threads	6	24
Threads	12	32
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	16
Base clock	4 GHz	3 GHz
Max boost clock	4.5 GHz	5.8 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)	Intel Core i9-13900K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	253 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)	Intel Core i9-13900K
Socket	AM5	LGA1700
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	20
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)	Intel Core i9-13900K
System power idle	97.8 W	92 W
System power load	158.8 W	416 W
CPU package idle	21.8 W	14.4 W
CPU package load	70.3 W	253 W
Temperature idle	40.4 °C	38 °C
Temperature load	69.7 °C	83 °C
Highest measured clock	n/a	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)	Intel Core i9-13900K
Test configuration	X670E, X3D-Boost	n/a
Motherboard	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	DeepCool LT720
Operating system	n/a	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123	DDR5-6400

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