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Intel Core i7 13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Intel Core i7 13700K
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Intel Core i7 13700K
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

We compared two 16-core desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13700K against the 4.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D. 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
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop CPUs.

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7950X3D and 13700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700K
  • More than 11° C higher critical temperature
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
  • Has 100352 KB larger L3 cache size
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.7 GHz vs 5.3 GHz)
  • 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3088 vs 2726 points
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Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 13700K
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Cinebench R23

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 13700K
30708
Ryzen 9 7950X3D +19%
36564
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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
19215
Ryzen 9 7950X3D +12%
21587
File compression 1680 MB/sec 2050 MB/sec
Clang compilation 159.6 Klines/sec 209.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 493.6 pages/sec 441.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 532.5 Mpixels/sec 550.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 278.3 pages/sec 310.5 pages/sec
Background blur 74.8 images/sec 73.8 images/sec
Photo processing 170.7 images/sec 138.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 36.6 Mpixels/sec 48.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 13700K
46838
Ryzen 9 7950X3D +34%
62682
Integer math 156.5 GOps/sec 214.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 116.5 GOps/sec 130 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 202M Primes/sec 500M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 64.8M Strings/sec 96.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.9 GBytes/sec 47.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 606.7 MBytes/sec 785.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 2731 Frames/sec 5140 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 37.3B Matrices/sec 58.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4]

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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700K and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

General

Vendor Intel AMD
Released September 27, 2022 January 4, 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)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 16
P-Threads 16 32
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 5.7 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 16
Total Threads 24 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 42x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 128MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes -

Package

Transistors - 13.1 billions
Fabrication process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 120 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 162 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak temperature 100°C 89°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 1500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1600 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 256 448
TMUs 16 8
ROPs 8 4
Execution Units 32 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 13700K
0.78 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
1.43 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-5200
Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max. 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 7950X3D 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 9 7950X3D or Intel Core i7 13700K?
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