AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i9-13900K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 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 5,5% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Intel Core i9-13900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 9, Intel Core i9-13900K wins 19 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +13,3 % 377,1fps 333,0fps Multi-thread +31,9 % 99,1points 145,4points Single-thread +9,4 % 155,0points 141,7points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 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 7 9700X +13,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.620 points 21.335 points +6,0 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.226 points 6.481 points +4,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 63.563 points 54.775 points +16,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 475,4 fps 309,7 fps +53,5 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 303,0 fps 333,0 fps +9,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.521 points 23.638 points +0,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 392,3 fps 415,5 fps +5,9 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 337,8 fps 273,8 fps +23,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low 370,9 fps 487,2 fps +31,4 %

Counter-Strike 2 404,8 fps 381,4 fps +6,1 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-13900K +46,8 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 125.199 MIPS 193.971 MIPS +54,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 70,0 s 36,0 s +94,4 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 934,0 s 771,0 s +21,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 40.012 KB/s 52.867 KB/s +32,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.171 points 6.087 points +92,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.947 points 15.155 points +90,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.609 points 13.298 points +101,2 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.961 points 23.983 points +71,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.048 points 16.745 points +85,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.051 points 11.725 points +29,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 8.223 points 8.796 points +7,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.869 points 4.677 points +4,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.552 points 2.356 points +8,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 14.481 points 26.274 points +81,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.737 px/s 12.844 px/s +90,6 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +9,4 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.290 points 1.231 points +4,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.545 points 2.180 points +16,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 816,0 px/s 839,0 px/s +2,8 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.334 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.398 points –

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i9-13900K
Architecture	Zen 5	n/a
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 9000	Core 13000
Release	August 8, 2024	Q4 2022
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i9-13900K
Cores / threads	8	24
Threads	16	32
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	16
Base clock	3.8 GHz	3 GHz
Max boost clock	5.5 GHz	5.8 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i9-13900K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	253 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i9-13900K
Socket	AM5	LGA1700
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 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 7 9700X	Intel Core i9-13900K
System power idle	110.6 W	92 W
System power load	195.2 W	416 W
CPU package idle	24.4 W	14.4 W
CPU package load	88 W	253 W
Temperature idle	49 °C	38 °C
Temperature load	65 °C	83 °C
Highest measured clock	4777 MHz	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i9-13900K
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
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400

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