AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i9-13900K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Overall performance index

44,8

Rank 27 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 47,5% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Intel Core i9-13900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X wins 0, Intel Core i9-13900K wins 28 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +41,6 % 194,3fps 333,0fps Multi-thread +56,0 % 63,9points 145,4points Single-thread +43,5 % 80,0points 141,7points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 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

Intel Core i9-13900K +71,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 12.338 points 21.335 points +72,9 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.360 points 6.481 points +1,9 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 29.124 points 54.775 points +88,1 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 217,8 fps 309,7 fps +42,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 158,0 fps 333,0 fps +110,8 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 19.026 points 23.638 points +24,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 217,5 fps 415,5 fps +91,0 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 184,0 fps 273,8 fps +48,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 258,4 fps 487,2 fps +88,5 %

Counter-Strike 2 303,4 fps 381,4 fps +25,7 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-13900K +127,5 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 77.631 MIPS 193.971 MIPS +149,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 110,0 s 36,0 s +205,6 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.407 s 771,0 s +82,5 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 17.566 KB/s 52.867 KB/s +201,0 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.079 points 6.087 points +192,8 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 4.699 points 15.155 points +222,5 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.553 points 13.298 points +192,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.218 points 23.983 points +134,7 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.010 points 16.745 points +178,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.032 points 11.725 points +94,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 3.804 points 8.796 points +131,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.443 points 4.677 points +91,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.322 points 2.356 points +78,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 9.012 points 26.274 points +191,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.200 px/s 12.844 px/s +205,8 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-13900K +77,0 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 701,0 points 1.231 points +75,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.240 points 2.180 points +75,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 460,0 px/s 839,0 px/s +82,4 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i9-13900K
Codename	Matisse	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 3000	Core 13000
Release	July 7, 2019	Q4 2022
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i9-13900K
Cores / threads	8	24
Threads	16	32
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	16
Base clock	3.6 GHz	3 GHz
Max boost clock	4.4 GHz	5.8 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i9-13900K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	253 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i9-13900K
Socket	AM4	LGA1700
Memory	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	20
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i9-13900K
System power idle	82 W	92 W
System power load	177 W	416 W
CPU package idle	20.5 W	14.4 W
CPU package load	88 W	253 W
Temperature idle	38 °C	38 °C
Temperature load	64 °C	83 °C
Highest measured clock	4399 MHz	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4267 MHz	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i9-13900K
Motherboard	n/a	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi
Memory	n/a	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	n/a	DeepCool LT720
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	tridentz referenz 3600	DDR5-6400

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