AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core i9-13900K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel

Intel Core i9-13900K

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 10,4% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Intel Core i9-13900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X wins 19, Intel Core i9-13900K wins 9 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +12,5 % 374,6fps 333,0fps Multi-thread +8,0 % 157,1points 145,4points Single-thread +10,6 % 156,8points 141,7points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 9950X +12,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.219 points 21.335 points +0,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.332 points 6.481 points +2,4 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 57.239 points 54.775 points +4,5 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 428,1 fps 309,7 fps +38,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 323,0 fps 333,0 fps +3,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.660 points 23.638 points +0,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 413,6 fps 415,5 fps +0,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 333,5 fps 273,8 fps +21,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 385,1 fps 487,2 fps +26,5 %

Counter-Strike 2 437,8 fps 381,4 fps +14,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +8,0 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 230.436 MIPS 193.971 MIPS +18,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 33,0 s 36,0 s +9,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 611,0 s 771,0 s +26,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 53.488 KB/s 52.867 KB/s +1,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.405 points 6.087 points +5,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 16.156 points 15.155 points +6,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 13.323 points 13.298 points +0,2 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 16.174 points 23.983 points +48,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.513 points 16.745 points +1,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 16.910 points 11.725 points +44,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.451 points 8.796 points +7,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 5.038 points 4.677 points +7,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.596 points 2.356 points +10,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 25.210 points 26.274 points +4,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 13.052 px/s 12.844 px/s +1,6 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 41.428 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 21.953 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +10,6 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.309 points 1.231 points +6,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.564 points 2.180 points +17,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 830,0 px/s 839,0 px/s +1,1 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.277 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.463 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 9950X	Intel Core i9-13900K
Architecture	Zen 5	n/a
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 9000	Core 13000
Release	August 15, 2024	Q4 2022
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	Intel Core i9-13900K
Cores / threads	16	24
Threads	32	32
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	16
Base clock	4.3 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 9950X	Intel Core i9-13900K
TDP / base power	170 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 9 9950X	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 9 9950X	Intel Core i9-13900K
System power idle	153.9 W	92 W
System power load	329.9 W	416 W
CPU package idle	60 W	14.4 W
CPU package load	196 W	253 W
Temperature idle	58 °C	38 °C
Temperature load	77 °C	83 °C
Highest measured clock	5437 MHz	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	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 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400

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