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

Intel

Intel Core i9-13900K

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 of 27 CPUs tested

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

Intel Core i9-13900K AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +11,1 % 333,0fps 374,6fps Multi-thread +7,4 % 145,4points 157,1points Single-thread +9,6 % 141,7points 156,8points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-13900K AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 21.335 points 21.219 points +0,5 %

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +8,0 %

Individual results (17 tests)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 12.844 px/s 13.052 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 1.231 points 1.309 points +6,3 %

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

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

	Intel Core i9-13900K	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Architecture	n/a	Zen 5
Codename	Raptor Lake	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Core 13000	Ryzen 9000
Release	Q4 2022	August 15, 2024
Launch MSRP	US$589	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i9-13900K	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Cores / threads	24	16
Threads	32	32
Performance cores	8	n/a
Efficient cores	16	n/a
Base clock	3 GHz	4.3 GHz
Max boost clock	5.8 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	32 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	36 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i9-13900K	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
TDP / base power	125 W	170 W
Max turbo power	253 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i9-13900K	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Socket	LGA1700	AM5
Memory	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5600 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe lanes	20	n/a
Integrated graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	Intel Core i9-13900K	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
System power idle	92 W	153.9 W
System power load	416 W	329.9 W
CPU package idle	14.4 W	60 W
CPU package load	253 W	196 W
Temperature idle	38 °C	58 °C
Temperature load	83 °C	77 °C
Highest measured clock	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)	5437 MHz
Avg clock in games	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i9-13900K	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	DeepCool LT720	DeepCool LS720
BIOS	n/a	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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