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Intel Core i7 13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

75 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13700K
VS
85 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Intel Core i7 13700K
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

We compared two 16-core desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13700K against the 4.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. 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 (1)

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
29.9
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7950X and 13700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700K
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
  • Around 6.4 GB/s (8%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
  • Has 34 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.7 GHz vs 5.3 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 13700K
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i7 13700K
1521
Ryzen 9 7950X +37%
2077
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 659 679
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 6859 8943
Cinebench Scores (66th and 18th 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)
Core i7 13700K
20193
Ryzen 9 7950X +6%
21401
File compression 1770 MB/sec 1960 MB/sec
Clang compilation 167.5 Klines/sec 211.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 528.1 pages/sec 414.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 560.2 Mpixels/sec 540.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 288 pages/sec 304.8 pages/sec
Background blur 81 images/sec 78.9 images/sec
Photo processing 187.6 images/sec 148.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 37.6 Mpixels/sec 46.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 817 & 1055 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 13700K
45614
Ryzen 9 7950X +36%
62139
Integer math 153.8 GOps/sec 224.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 114.4 GOps/sec 137.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 188M Primes/sec 333M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 62.5M Strings/sec 98.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.1 GBytes/sec 49.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 591.4 MBytes/sec 831.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 2692 Frames/sec 3073 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 36.4B Matrices/sec 61.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8277 & 8748 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 13700K
401.93
Ryzen 9 7950X +43%
576.1

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.2 PPW 12.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 161.5 PPW 125.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 364.9 PPW 365.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.22 PPW 3.39 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
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-25 (Leandro Irgang)Cinebench 2026679 / 8943
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-25 (VikTOR)Cinebench 2024125 / 2213
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-07 (Gerard)Cinebench 2026627 / 8337
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-17 (RipePipe)Cinebench 2024118 / 1956
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-28 (Mirage_Tahmid)Cinebench 2024118 / 1966
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700K and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released September 27, 2022 August 29, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number i7-13700K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - Intel Core i9 13900K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Intel CPU rating (#31st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 16
P-Threads 16 32
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 4.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 5.7 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 16
Total Threads 24 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 45x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 13.1 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 (40th and 18th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
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
Core i7 13700K +33%
0.8 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 7950X
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) compared to UHD Graphics 770

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 83.2 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 13700K official page AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 9 7950X or Intel Core i7 13700K?
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Easily November 7, 2022 at 08:52 AM
13700k way better purchase. Better for gaming, overclocking, and ram support. Beats 7950x in most single-threaded work with a much better igpu too. In fact, in most multi-threaded work that uses 8 cores or less, the 13700k should smack the 7950x.
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