AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs Intel Core i5-13600K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel

Intel Core i5-13600K

Overall performance index

72,2

Rank 15 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 18,3% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Intel Core i5-13600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 20, Intel Core i5-13600K wins 8 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +6,0 % 344,3fps 325,0fps Multi-thread +44,4 % 145,8points 101,0points Single-thread +8,2 % 137,0points 126,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Intel Core i5-13600K 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 9 7950X +6,0 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.343 points 19.821 points +7,7 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.323 points 6.503 points +2,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.240 points 46.458 points +18,9 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 413,2 fps 347,5 fps +18,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 295,0 fps 286,0 fps +3,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.471 points 23.658 points +0,8 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 370,8 fps 380,1 fps +2,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,3 fps 286,2 fps +4,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low 352,7 fps 406,8 fps +15,3 %

Counter-Strike 2 371,7 fps 366,8 fps +1,3 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +44,4 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 206.980 MIPS 123.012 MIPS +68,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 36,0 s 62,0 s +72,2 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 679,0 s 923,0 s +35,9 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 54.074 KB/s 35.997 KB/s +50,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.287 points 3.470 points +81,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 14.994 points 9.076 points +65,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 12.684 points 8.048 points +57,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.658 points 18.478 points +18,0 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.621 points 10.476 points +58,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.824 points 9.655 points +1,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.573 points 7.237 points +29,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.301 points 4.355 points +31,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.162 points 2.193 points +1,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 23.310 points 17.535 points +32,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 12.516 px/s 7.836 px/s +59,7 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +8,2 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.130 points 1.096 points +3,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.234 points 1.959 points +14,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 745,0 px/s 741,0 px/s +0,5 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	Intel Core i5-13600K
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$319
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	Intel Core i5-13600K
Cores / threads	16	14
Threads	32	20
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	5.1 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	24 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	Intel Core i5-13600K
TDP / base power	170 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	181 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	Intel Core i5-13600K
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 9 7950X	Intel Core i5-13600K
System power idle	89 W	91 W
System power load	325 W	341 W
CPU package idle	35 W	15 W
CPU package load	219 W	198 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	37 °C
Temperature load	92.8 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	5745 MHz	5001 MHz / 3900 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5620 MHz	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	Intel Core i5-13600K
Motherboard	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	n/a
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	DeepCool LT720
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6400

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