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Intel Core i7 13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900

75 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13700K
VS
75 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
Intel Core i7 13700K
AMD Ryzen 9 7900

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13700K with 16-cores against the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7900 with 12-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

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
54.5
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7900 and 13700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700K
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
  • Has 34 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 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 9 7900

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 659 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 6859 -
Cinebench Scores (66th and 54th 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 +16%
20193
Ryzen 9 7900
17401
File compression 1770 MB/sec 1690 MB/sec
Clang compilation 167.5 Klines/sec 149.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 528.1 pages/sec 341.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 560.2 Mpixels/sec 481.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 288 pages/sec 299.8 pages/sec
Background blur 81 images/sec 70.3 images/sec
Photo processing 187.6 images/sec 119.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 37.6 Mpixels/sec 31 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 817 & 1146 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
45614
Ryzen 9 7900 +5%
48032
Integer math 153.8 GOps/sec 162.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 114.4 GOps/sec 97.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 188M Primes/sec 378M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 62.5M Strings/sec 68.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.1 GBytes/sec 34.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 591.4 MBytes/sec 573.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 2692 Frames/sec 3027 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 36.4B Matrices/sec 41.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 8277 & 3274 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 13700K +1%
401.93
Ryzen 9 7900
397.08

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.2 PPW 25.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 161.5 PPW 267.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 364.9 PPW 739 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.22 PPW 6.11 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
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-30 (Channel3)Cinebench 2026659 / 6859
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-14 (Xypher)Cinebench 2024121 / 1618
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-05-28 (Illyctro)Geekbench 6 CPU2671 / 17244
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-05-27 (JMoor)Cinebench 2024120 / 1543
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-05-21 (Sighrus)Cinebench 2024126 / 1759
Add View all (18)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-03-17 (A_Nobody)Cinebench 2024120 / 1657
Add View all (1)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700K and AMD Ryzen 9 7900

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released September 27, 2022 January 10, 2023
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 i9 13900
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus -
Intel CPU rating (#31st place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#20th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 12
P-Threads 16 24
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.7 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 12
Total Threads 24 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 37x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 13.1 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 142 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (40th and 38th 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 9 7900
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 9 7900 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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Comments

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