Intel Core i7 13700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13700K with 16-cores against the 4.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 8-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
50.2
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9800X3D and 13700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700K
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 5.2 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
  • Has 66 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More modern manufacturing process – 4 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 2 years and 1 month later
  • 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3315 vs 2941 points

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)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 659 708
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 6859 5087
Cinebench Scores (66th and 87th place)

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)
20193
File compression 1770 MB/sec 1730 MB/sec
Clang compilation 167.5 Klines/sec 140.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 528.1 pages/sec 356.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 560.2 Mpixels/sec 509 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 288 pages/sec 337 pages/sec
Background blur 81 images/sec 90.4 images/sec
Photo processing 187.6 images/sec 135.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 37.6 Mpixels/sec 29.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 817 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 116.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 114.4 GOps/sec 79.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 188M Primes/sec 420M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 62.5M Strings/sec 48.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.1 GBytes/sec 22.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 591.4 MBytes/sec 467.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 2692 Frames/sec 4071 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 36.4B Matrices/sec 38.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8277 & 25509 samples

Blender

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

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.2 PPW 11.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 161.5 PPW 152.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 364.9 PPW 332.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.22 PPW 2.68 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
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-30 (Channel3)Cinebench 2026659 / 6859
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-14 (Xypher)Cinebench 2024121 / 1618
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-28 (Illyctro)Geekbench 6 CPU2671 / 17244
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-27 (JMoor)Cinebench 2024120 / 1543
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-21 (Sighrus)Cinebench 2024126 / 1759
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (Average)Cinebench 2026735 / 5624
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 (looch)Cinebench 2026708 / 5087
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (szegi)Cinebench 2024138 / 1365
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 (Spice Master)Cinebench 2026764 / 5801
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-08 (ChronicallyEve)Cinebench 2026721 / 5465

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700K and AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released September 27, 2022 October 31, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number i7-13700K 9800X3D
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus -
Intel CPU rating (#31st place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#14th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 4.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 5.2 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 8
Total Threads 24 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 47x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 96MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 120 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 162 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (40th and 27th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics
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 7 9800X3D official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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