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Intel Core i7 13700K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

75 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13700K
VS
66 out of 100
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Intel Core i7 13700K
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13700K with 16-cores against the 2.9 GHz AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64-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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
37.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
3.4
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 3990X and 13700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700K
  • Newer - released 2 years and 9 months later
  • 71% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2941 vs 1724 points
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 5.0
  • 23% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
  • Has 98 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 48 more physical cores
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
  • Around 12.8 GB/s (14%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 13700K
vs
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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 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)
File compression 1770 MB/sec 1150 MB/sec
Clang compilation 167.5 Klines/sec 265.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 528.1 pages/sec 369.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 560.2 Mpixels/sec 372 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 288 pages/sec 135.5 pages/sec
Background blur 81 images/sec 41.2 images/sec
Photo processing 187.6 images/sec 109.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 37.6 Mpixels/sec 87.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 817 & 197 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 153.8 GOps/sec 493.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 114.4 GOps/sec 283 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 188M Primes/sec 421M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 62.5M Strings/sec 186.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.1 GBytes/sec 130.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 591.4 MBytes/sec 1934.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 2692 Frames/sec 2946 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 36.4B Matrices/sec 116.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 8277 & 313 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.2 PPW 15 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 161.5 PPW 58.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 364.9 PPW 284.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.22 PPW 3.87 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
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700K and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released September 27, 2022 January 10, 2020
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake -
Model number i7-13700K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus -
Intel CPU rating (#31st place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#44th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 64
P-Threads 16 128
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 2.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 4.3 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 64
Total Threads 24 128
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 29x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 128MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 30.4 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 280 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W -
Socket LGA-1700 sTRX4
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (40th and 63rd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 -
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 1600 MHz -
Shading Units 256 -
TMUs 16 -
ROPs 8 -
Execution Units 32 -
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 13700K official page AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 64

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Comments

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