Intel Core i7 13700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
75
out of 100
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53
out of 100
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13700K with 16-cores against the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5800X with 8-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
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the DeviceFacts Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700K
- Has 8 more physical cores
- Around 38.4 GB/s (75%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Newer - released 2 years later
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
- 32% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2941 vs 2232 points
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
- More than 10Β° C higher critical temperature
- 13% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- More modern manufacturing process β 7 versus 10 nanometers
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 659 | 483 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 6859 | 3448 |
Cinebench Scores (66th and 188th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1770 MB/sec | 851.2 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 167.5 Klines/sec | 97.9 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 528.1 pages/sec | 181 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 560.2 Mpixels/sec | 319.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 288 pages/sec | 236.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 81 images/sec | 50.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 187.6 images/sec | 66.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 37.6 Mpixels/sec | 25.4 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 153.8 GOps/sec | 94.3 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 114.4 GOps/sec | 52.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 188M Primes/sec | 122M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 62.5M Strings/sec | 35.4M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 33.1 GBytes/sec | 21.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 591.4 MBytes/sec | 345.4 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2692 Frames/sec | 1354 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 36.4B Matrices/sec | 23.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 12.2 PPW | 8.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 161.5 PPW | 97.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 364.9 PPW | 263.4 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.22 PPW | 2.06 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 13700K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-03-30 (Channel3) | Cinebench 2026 | 659 / 6859 |
| π 2026-01-14 (Xypher) | Cinebench 2024 | 121 / 1618 |
| π 2025-05-28 (Illyctro) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2671 / 17244 |
| π 2025-05-27 (JMoor) | Cinebench 2024 | 120 / 1543 |
| π 2025-05-21 (Sighrus) | Cinebench 2024 | 126 / 1759 |
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-18 (dxd_shxdow) | Cinebench 2026 | 483 / 3448 |
| π 2026-04-15 (NyNy) | Cinebench 2024 | 81 / 747 |
| π 2026-02-16 (nothampter) | Cinebench 2024 | 82 / 1064 |
| π 2026-02-06 (Hexg) | Cinebench 2024 | 95 / 849 |
| π 2025-12-27 (ivy:3) | Cinebench 2024 | 96 / 863 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700K and AMD Ryzen 7 5800XGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | September 27, 2022 | October 8, 2020 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Zen 3 (Vermeer) |
| Model number | i7-13700K | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | No |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | - Intel Core i7 11700K |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus | - AMD Ryzen 7 7800X |
Intel CPU rating (#31st place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#95th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.3 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | - |
| E-Threads | 8 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.5 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.2 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 16 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 34x | 38x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 30MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | - | 4.15 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 105 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 253 W | 142 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | AM4 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 90Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (40th and 98th 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
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 13700K official page | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
Cast your vote
Total votes: 37