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Intel Core i7 13700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

75 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13700K
VS
68 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Intel Core i7 13700K
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13700K with 16-cores against the 4.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 7700X with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (16)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
37.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
82.1
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7700X and 13700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700K
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.3 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 13700K
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i7 13700K +38%
1521
Ryzen 7 7700X
1104
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 659 619
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 6859 4481
Cinebench Scores (66th and 131st place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 13700K +30%
20193
Ryzen 7 7700X
15478
File compression 1770 MB/sec 1560 MB/sec
Clang compilation 167.5 Klines/sec 120.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 528.1 pages/sec 298 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 560.2 Mpixels/sec 437.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 288 pages/sec 300.6 pages/sec
Background blur 81 images/sec 72.1 images/sec
Photo processing 187.6 images/sec 114.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 37.6 Mpixels/sec 26.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 817 & 840 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 13700K +29%
45614
Ryzen 7 7700X
35487
Integer math 153.8 GOps/sec 111.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 114.4 GOps/sec 68.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 188M Primes/sec 177M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 62.5M Strings/sec 49.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.1 GBytes/sec 24.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 591.4 MBytes/sec 418.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 2692 Frames/sec 1980 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 36.4B Matrices/sec 31.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8277 & 9568 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 13700K +41%
401.93
Ryzen 7 7700X
284.16

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.2 PPW 10.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 161.5 PPW 147.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 364.9 PPW 338 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.22 PPW 2.71 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 13700K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-30 (Channel3)Cinebench 2026659 / 6859
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-14 (Xypher)Cinebench 2024121 / 1618
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-28 (Illyctro)Geekbench 6 CPU2671 / 17244
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-27 (JMoor)Cinebench 2024120 / 1543
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-21 (Sighrus)Cinebench 2024126 / 1759
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-11 (ankan_001)Geekbench 6 CPU3068 / 16420
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-15 (Bigscheff)Geekbench 6 CPU3011 / 15732
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-15 (Bigscheff)Cinebench 2026634 / 4679
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 (darkV0R4X)Cinebench 2026521 / 3583
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-01 (EMPEROR)Cinebench 2026619 / 4481
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700K and AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released September 27, 2022 September 29, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number i7-13700K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - Intel Core i7 13700K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Intel CPU rating (#31st place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#39th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 4.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 -
E-Threads 8 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.5 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.2 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 8
Total Threads 24 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 45x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 6.57 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 105 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 142 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (40th and 53rd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1600 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 256 128
TMUs 16 8
ROPs 8 4
Execution Units 32 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 13700K +33%
0.8 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 7700X
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) compared to UHD Graphics 770

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 13700K official page AMD Ryzen 7 7700X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X or Intel Core i7 13700K?
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Hahas January 7, 2023 at 05:38 PM
I7 13700k even rivals the RYZEN 9 7900X. I am very disappointed.
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insert name November 12, 2022 at 10:34 PM
honestly, if you're coding, gaming, surfing the internet, and much more things, the i7-13700k is a no-brainer. if your pc is just for gaming, then the ryzen 7700x is enough. be careful with the bills though, as an intel user.
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JigSaw October 20, 2022 at 09:37 PM
If you don't care about tomorrow buy Intel. You'll have around 10 fps more in most games (not all though). If you want to buy into a platform that you can upgrade until 2025 then it's AMD hands down. With Intel you're stuck. Next year you have to sell the motherboard to upgrade. No thank you. I will buy the 7700x, then the 7800x3d, then the 8700x and so on. Same for everything else.
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LOL November 8, 2022 at 11:58 AM
Would you put motherboard support Ryzen 1 into rx 5600x let alone 5900x? just buy what is the best today is my moto.
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Solo October 18, 2022 at 12:25 AM
The multi-core test is still a test, a measurement with an indicative value. ok, Intel is in front, that said I very much doubt that we can see a difference with the usual apps, even with Photoshop or Cad, etc. How many apps are optimized to use so many cores? Unless the user has 6 arms and 3 keyboards and manages to use 4 apps and play at the same time. I manage to play streamer with a 10700K and I still have 40% reserve. In addition, half of the processor is at rest during the performance. Frankly, the processors are quite powerful in this class. So from my point of view, technology is about efficiency for me. Have a reserve without needing a car radiator to cool it and/or have the electric meter running twice too fast. So, 1 power per core, 2 energy coefficients. AMD 5 NM We all have the right to have our point of view on the matter. ^^
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kenny October 19, 2022 at 12:37 AM
Agree, I have bought a 7700x today. I will concentrate on the power consumption nowadays, and believe Intel 10nm and core++++++++++ is burning my money!!!
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I see your point October 17, 2022 at 06:46 PM
AMD should get a win. Intel has drug out the 10nm(7nm) squeezing all the money out of us as they can with it. Trickle-charging us with a performance each gen. Just the fact AMD came out swinging with 7000's and making a solid cpu. While battling both Nvidia and Intel the top dogs in both their respective fields. I'm gonna give it to them this round. And we still haven't seen the 3d catch model (Q1 23). And yes as far as all around 13th wins but then again if I was going AMD for development purposes I wouldn't be interested in the 7700x anyway. And even if I chose to use it for development, it's not that it can't, it's that 13700k is better in that aspect. From a gaming-only perspective 7700x is going to be my winner.
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MiK September 30, 2022 at 09:06 PM
Hello, AMD is an absolute winner because Intel has a big power consumption with the same game performance.
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Jaha September 29, 2022 at 09:54 PM
I feel like the i7 beats the r7 as the processor for multiple uses, if you do video editing, 3D modeling, coding, working in unity + you play games, the i7 is a no-brainer this time around. But if you want to get AMD just for the AM5 (let's be honest, the ryzen 5, and 7 could be a lot better) to ensure the long-lived platform and all you do is just play games... the Ryzen 7 7700x could be an option. I myself change the PC every 4 years so I don't really care ^^
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I don't understand September 28, 2022 at 04:40 AM
13700k is basically a 12900k with better raptor lake optimization. While 7700x cannot really surpass 12900k, I can't see how it wins over the 13700k. I would say unless you really care about performance per watt, the $20 difference between 13700k and 7700x is a no-brainer for 13700k.
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im not givin out my name December 20, 2022 at 07:02 PM
The 7700x am5 socket will support future cpus, while intel is a dead socket (something that userbenchmark hated about the 5800x3d, just one CPU, but not an entire lineup lmao)
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guest September 27, 2022 at 10:12 PM
8 core vs 16 core for the same price. I think we have a winner.
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im not givin out my name October 11, 2022 at 08:12 PM
8 performance 8 efficiencies, not just 16 straight cores
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guest 1 October 17, 2022 at 06:02 PM
im not givin out my name, Exactly intel is creating a hoax among users by giving out more physical cores but reducing the L3 cache so much and also very less base frequency compared to AMD.
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another person who is not givin out my name October 29, 2022 at 12:05 AM
guest 1, does the base frequency really matter when you can overclock it? its not like anybody is putting a 13700k on a b660 board
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apk September 15, 2022 at 07:13 PM
20% higher performance from Intel in the only benchmark available, and yet the final score in multi-core performance is only 1% higher for Intel. Not biased at all.
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