AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i9-13900K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 of 27 CPUs tested

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Intel

Intel Core i9-13900K

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

Intel Core i9-13900K is 8,6% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Intel Core i9-13900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 4, Intel Core i9-13900K wins 24 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +1,5 % 327,9fps 333,0fps Multi-thread +16,7 % 121,1points 145,4points Single-thread +6,8 % 132,0points 141,7points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 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 +1,6 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.044 points 21.335 points +18,2 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.266 points 6.481 points +3,4 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 53.424 points 54.775 points +2,5 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 399,6 fps 309,7 fps +29,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 272,0 fps 333,0 fps +22,4 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.430 points 23.638 points +0,9 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 358,1 fps 415,5 fps +16,0 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 281,9 fps 273,8 fps +3,0 %

Fortnite720p, Low 330,2 fps 487,2 fps +47,5 %

Counter-Strike 2 392,1 fps 381,4 fps +2,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-13900K +20,0 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 168.704 MIPS 193.971 MIPS +15,0 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 49,0 s 36,0 s +36,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 737,0 s 771,0 s +4,6 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 49.402 KB/s 52.867 KB/s +7,0 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.736 points 6.087 points +28,5 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 11.225 points 15.155 points +35,0 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.465 points 13.298 points +40,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.689 points 23.983 points +52,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 12.711 points 16.745 points +31,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.614 points 11.725 points +22,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.674 points 8.796 points +55,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.447 points 4.677 points +35,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.024 points 2.356 points +16,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 19.493 points 26.274 points +34,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.630 px/s 12.844 px/s +33,4 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 28.752 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-13900K +7,4 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.091 points 1.231 points +12,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.141 points 2.180 points +1,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 839,0 px/s +15,4 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.897 points –

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i9-13900K
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core 13000
Release	September 27, 2022	Q4 2022
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i9-13900K
Cores / threads	12	24
Threads	24	32
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	16
Base clock	4.7 GHz	3 GHz
Max boost clock	5.6 GHz	5.8 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i9-13900K
TDP / base power	170 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	253 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	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	n/a	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	20
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i9-13900K
System power idle	126 W	92 W
System power load	288 W	416 W
CPU package idle	38.8 W	14.4 W
CPU package load	175 W	253 W
Temperature idle	45.7 °C	38 °C
Temperature load	77.1 °C	83 °C
Highest measured clock	5656 MHz	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5381 MHz	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	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	DDR5-6400 Ares, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD	DDR5-6400

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