Intel Core i7 13700K vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13700K with 16-cores against the 3.9 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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
120.5
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9600X and 13700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700K
  • Has 10 more physical cores
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 4 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 1 year and 8 months later
  • 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3334 vs 2941 points
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.3 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
1521
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 659 720
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 6859 3701
Cinebench Scores (66th and 147th place)

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3334
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
20193
File compression 1770 MB/sec 1550 MB/sec
Clang compilation 167.5 Klines/sec 102.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 528.1 pages/sec 299.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 560.2 Mpixels/sec 375.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 288 pages/sec 353.7 pages/sec
Background blur 81 images/sec 77.1 images/sec
Photo processing 187.6 images/sec 123.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 37.6 Mpixels/sec 21.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 817 & 2 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
45614
Integer math 153.8 GOps/sec 89.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 114.4 GOps/sec 60.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 188M Primes/sec 233M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 62.5M Strings/sec 36.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.1 GBytes/sec 16.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 591.4 MBytes/sec 343.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 2692 Frames/sec 1978 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 36.4B Matrices/sec 28.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 8277 & 8962 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
401.93
218.13

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.2 PPW 15.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 161.5 PPW 231.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 364.9 PPW 462.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.22 PPW 3.36 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
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-06 (Byrno5263)Cinebench 2026720 / 3701
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-08 (JUANCHO)Cinebench 2026524 / 3801
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-16 (StarSophia)Cinebench 2024131 / 909
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-03 (awolution)Cinebench 2024137 / 1000
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-01 (Gandลพi)Cinebench 2024134 / 954

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700K and AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released September 27, 2022 June 3, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number i7-13700K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon 610M
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - Intel Core i5 14600K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus -
Intel CPU rating (#31st place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#33rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.9 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 6
Total Threads 24 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 39x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 8.3 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 4 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 49th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Radeon 610M
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
0.8 TFLOPS
0.6 TFLOPS

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 13700K official page AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 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 5 9600X or Intel Core i7 13700K?
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R5 9600X > i7-13700k : My personal opinion August 13, 2024 at 07:48 PM
Ryzen 5 9600X: The TDP is lower, the single-core performance is better (good for Minecraft players) and it's cheaper It may have less cores, but most games don't even use that many cores to run. It's also on AM5 which will supposedly be supported until 2027
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