AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs Intel Core i9-13900K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel

Intel Core i9-13900K

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

Both CPUs perform on par in our benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Intel Core i9-13900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 9, Intel Core i9-13900K wins 18 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +3,4 % 344,3fps 333,0fps Multi-thread +0,3 % 145,8points 145,4points Single-thread +3,3 % 137,0points 141,7points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 9 7950X +3,4 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.343 points 21.335 points +0,0 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.323 points 6.481 points +2,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.240 points 54.775 points +0,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 413,2 fps 309,7 fps +33,4 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 295,0 fps 333,0 fps +12,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.471 points 23.638 points +0,7 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 370,8 fps 415,5 fps +12,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,3 fps 273,8 fps +8,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low 352,7 fps 487,2 fps +38,1 %

Counter-Strike 2 371,7 fps 381,4 fps +2,6 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +0,3 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 206.980 MIPS 193.971 MIPS +6,7 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 36,0 s 36,0 s ±0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 679,0 s 771,0 s +13,5 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 54.074 KB/s 52.867 KB/s +2,3 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.287 points 6.087 points +3,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 14.994 points 15.155 points +1,1 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 12.684 points 13.298 points +4,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.658 points 23.983 points +53,2 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.621 points 16.745 points +0,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.824 points 11.725 points +19,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.573 points 8.796 points +57,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.301 points 4.677 points +41,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.162 points 2.356 points +9,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 23.310 points 26.274 points +12,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 12.516 px/s 12.844 px/s +2,6 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-13900K +3,4 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.130 points 1.231 points +8,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.234 points 2.180 points +2,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 745,0 px/s 839,0 px/s +12,6 %

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 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 7950X	Intel Core i9-13900K
Cores / threads	16	24
Threads	32	32
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	16
Base clock	4.5 GHz	3 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	5.8 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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 7950X	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 9 7950X	Intel Core i9-13900K
System power idle	89 W	92 W
System power load	325 W	416 W
CPU package idle	35 W	14.4 W
CPU package load	219 W	253 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	38 °C
Temperature load	92.8 °C	83 °C
Highest measured clock	5745 MHz	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5620 MHz	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6400

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