Intel Core i9 13900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
82
out of 100
VS
75
out of 100
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Intel Core i9 13900K with 24-cores against the 4.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900K
- Has 12 more physical cores
- More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- More modern manufacturing process β 5 versus 10 nanometers
- Has 28 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 5.4 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 673 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 8146 | - |
Cinebench Scores (35th and 65th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1570 MB/sec | 1810 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 193.2 Klines/sec | 175.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 477 pages/sec | 360.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 560.7 Mpixels/sec | 535.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 301.8 pages/sec | 299.8 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 75.8 images/sec | 52.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 162.5 images/sec | 121.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 43.5 Mpixels/sec | 39.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 206.4 GOps/sec | 168.1 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 150.5 GOps/sec | 103.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 232M Primes/sec | 389M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 86.9M Strings/sec | 74.8M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 46.2 GBytes/sec | 37.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 785.8 MBytes/sec | 629.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3101 Frames/sec | 3046 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 46B Matrices/sec | 47.4B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 15.2 PPW | 9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 164 PPW | 107.3 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 464.7 PPW | 301.3 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.24 PPW | 2.47 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 13900K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-27 (Marcus Kuronen) | Cinebench 2026 | 645 / 7225 |
| π 2026-07-11 (Nagambie) | Cinebench 2026 | 673 / 8146 |
| π 2026-05-09 (veshelya) | Cinebench 2024 | 133 / 941 |
| π 2026-03-23 (Rohit007) | Cinebench 2024 | 124 / 1906 |
| π 2025-11-09 (LieInMyEyes) | Cinebench 2024 | 126 / 1771 |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-03 (afroman420IU) | Cinebench 2024 | 110 / 1302 |
| π 2026-02-11 (JDM) | Cinebench 2024 | 134 / 1165 |
| π 2025-12-27 (Avvy) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3320 / 14480 |
| π 2025-12-20 (Kev) | Cinebench 2024 | 120 / 1541 |
| π 2025-10-18 (NotHere3573) | Cinebench 2024 | 119 / 1550 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13900K and AMD Ryzen 9 7900XGeneral
| 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 | i9-13900K | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | - Intel Core i9 13900K |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | - AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
Intel CPU rating (#14th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#21st place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 12 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 24 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.0 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.4 GHz | 5.6 GHz |
| E-Cores | 16 | - |
| E-Threads | 16 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.2 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.3 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 24 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 30x | 47x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | 64MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | - | 13.14 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 170 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 253 W | 230 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | AM5 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 95Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (21st and 39th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1650 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 128 |
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 2 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-5200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 13900K official page | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 28 |
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