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Intel Core i9-13900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Intel Core i9-13900K

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The Intel Core i9-13900K is a fast high-end desktop processor of the Raptor Lake series. It includes a hybrid architecture for the CPU cores with combined 24 cores and 32 threads. Eight fast Raptor Cove performance cores (P-cores) with HyperThreading and a clock speed of 3 - 5.8 GHz and sixteen Gracemont efficiency cores without HyperThreading and a clock speed of 2.2 - 4.3 GHz.

Thanks to the faster P-cores and more E-cores, the i9-13900K is significantly faster than the old i9-12900K (especially in multi-threaded workloads). Compared to the Raphael AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (Zen 4), the 13900K offers a slightly higher multi-thread-performance and a slightly lower single core performance. In games, the Intel CPU is currently the clear winner (at the time of announcement of the 7950X).

The 13900K is rated at 125 Watt TDP base power (PL1) and 253 Watt Turbo Power (PL2) and therefore slightly higher than the old i9-12900K.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

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The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is a fast high-end desktop processor of the Raphael series. It offers 16 cores based on the Zen 4 architecture that supports hyperthreading (32 threads). The cores clock from 4.5 (base) up to 5.7 GHz (single core boost). The 7950X is the second fastest Ryzen at launch.

The Raphael series still uses a chiplet design with two CCD-clusters (each with 8 possible cores) in 5nm and an IO-die (including the memory controller and the Radeon Graphics iGPU) in 6nm.

Performance

The average 7950X in our database is in the same league as the Core i9-13900K, Ryzen 9 7945HX, Ryzen 9 7950X3D, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a super-fast chip, as of mid 2023.

The R9 7950X is rated at a TDP of 170 Watt and proved to be rather power-hungry in applications and games.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

► remove from comparison AMD R9 7950X3D

The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is a high-end desktop processor of the Raphael series with 16 cores and SMT (Simultaneous Multithreading), which means it can process up to 32 threads simultaneously. With the release in February 2023, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D is AMD's fastest consumer processor and the new top model of the 7000 series. The CPU cores clock from 4.2 GHz (base clock) up to 5.7 GHz (single core Turbo). In addition, the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D has a CCD with 8 cores that can access the fast 3D V-cache, which offers considerably more gaming performance.

The performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is consistently excellent in all applications tested. In addition, AMD was again able to increase the single-thread performance compared to the non-X3D models. Nevertheless, the lower base clock compared to the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X means that a small drop in multi-thread performance has to be accepted.

The internal structure of the processor is comparable to the previous AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is also still based on the chiplet design consisting of two CCD clusters with 8 cores each. However, the two CCDs differ significantly from each other because one offers the fast 3D V-Cache, which primarily improves gaming performance. In testing, the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D was able to put the Intel Core i9-13900K in second place and is the fastest gaming CPU on the market at the time of testing. 

The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is an extremely energy-efficient CPU with up to 162 watts (PPT) and is significantly more frugal under load than an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (max. 230 watts).

ModelIntel Core i9-13900KAMD Ryzen 9 7950XAMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
CodenameRaptor LakeRaphael (Zen 4)Raphael (Zen4)
SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-SAMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)AMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)
Series: Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000) Raphael (Zen4)
Intel Core i9-13900K « 3 - 5.8 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13700K3.4 - 5.4 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13600K3.5 - 5.1 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-14701TE2.1 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores33 MB L3
Intel Core i5-135002.5 - 4.8 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-14501TE2.2 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-14501E3.3 - 5.2 GHz6 / 12 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-14401E2.5 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-14401TE2 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13500T1.6 - 4.6 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D « 4.2 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X4.7 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 79003.7 - 5.4 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X4.5 - 5.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 77003.8 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D4.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X4.7 - 5.3 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 76003.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Clock3000 - 5800 MHz4500 - 5700 MHz4200 - 5700 MHz
L2 Cache32 MB16 MB16 MB
L3 Cache36 MB64 MB128 MB
Cores / Threads24 / 32
8 x 5.8 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core
16 x 4.3 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
16 / 32
16 x 5.7 GHz AMD Zen 4
16 / 32
16 x 5.7 GHz AMD Zen 4
TDP125 Watt170 Watt120 Watt
Technology10 nmCCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm5 nm
Die Size257 mm2CCD = 2x 70 sq. mm, I/O = 122 mm2263 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C95 °C89 °C
SocketLGA 1700AM5 (LGA1718)AM5 (LGA 1718)
FeaturesIntel UHD Graphics 770, DDR5 5600 MT/s, DDR4 3200 MT/sDDR5-5200 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 5, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEMMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 770 (300 - 1650 MHz)AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$589 U.S.$699 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerwww.intel.comwww.amd.comwww.amd.com
L1 Cache1 MB1 MB
Transistors9900 Million13140 Million
Voltage0.650 - 1.475 V V

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-13900K
49 pt (82%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7950X
49.1 pt (82%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7950X3D
49.9 pt (83%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 114     avg: 119.3     median: 121 (68%)     max: 123 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 1514     avg: 1856     median: 1991 (37%)     max: 2063 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 32592     avg: 37310     median: 38271.5 (36%)     max: 40103 Points
min: 25832     avg: 34133     median: 36523 (34%)     max: 38248 Points
36291 Points (34%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 2203     avg: 2238     median: 2238.5 (94%)     max: 2272 Points
min: 1927     avg: 1995     median: 2000 (84%)     max: 2045 Points
2053 Points (86%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 828     avg: 849     median: 849.5 (93%)     max: 870 Points
min: 748     avg: 775     median: 777 (85%)     max: 795 Points
795 Points (87%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 13415     avg: 14459     median: 14620.5 (36%)     max: 15181 Points
min: 10140     avg: 13338     median: 14241.5 (35%)     max: 14891 Points
14188 Points (35%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 5321     avg: 5798     median: 5805.5 (37%)     max: 6191 Points
min: 4203     avg: 5563     median: 5947.5 (38%)     max: 6236 Points
5974 Points (38%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 299     avg: 314.1     median: 318 (88%)     max: 328 Points
min: 306     avg: 316     median: 315.5 (87%)     max: 328 Points
326 Points (90%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 62.2     avg: 67     median: 67.5 (87%)     max: 70.78 Points
min: 47.44     avg: 63.5     median: 68.6 (89%)     max: 69.26 Points
64.6 Points (84%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 3.8     avg: 3.9     median: 3.9 (92%)     max: 3.93 Points
min: 3.63     avg: 3.7     median: 3.7 (88%)     max: 3.86 Points
3.9 Points (92%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 11661     avg: 11989     median: 12017.5 (73%)     max: 12259 Points
min: 8194     avg: 8436     median: 8448 (51%)     max: 8652 Points
16551 Points (100%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 85342     avg: 88253     median: 87738 (64%)     max: 92192 Points
min: 58702     avg: 68885     median: 72098 (52%)     max: 72641 Points
138015 Points (100%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 132000     avg: 134526     median: 133567 (85%)     max: 138969 Points
min: 109401     avg: 125744     median: 130289 (83%)     max: 137543 Points
72361 Points (46%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 17418     avg: 17943     median: 17998.5 (22%)     max: 18355 Points
min: 15549     avg: 15886     median: 15848 (19%)     max: 16260 Points
8853 Points (11%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 79.738     avg: 84.6     median: 84.2 (1%)     max: 90.13 s
min: 30.427     avg: 34.7     median: 32.2 (0%)     max: 43.867 s
33.9 s (0%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 1.818     avg: 2.1     median: 2 (0%)     max: 2.305 s
min: 1.557     avg: 2     median: 2 (0%)     max: 2.423 s
2 s (0%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 13210     avg: 14265     median: 14271 (23%)     max: 15309 Points
min: 15325     avg: 15726     median: 15614 (25%)     max: 16351 Points
15779 Points (25%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 127201     avg: 142777     median: 146984 (84%)     max: 148053 MIPS
min: 120716     avg: 154226     median: 157038 (90%)     max: 161724 MIPS
159341 MIPS (91%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 7176     avg: 7343     median: 7272 (86%)     max: 7539 MIPS
min: 7617     avg: 8053     median: 8118 (96%)     max: 8365 MIPS
8321 MIPS (98%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 247.5     avg: 261.5     median: 264.8 (89%)     max: 269 fps
min: 200     avg: 253.9     median: 270.3 (90%)     max: 275 fps
265.5 fps (89%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 412     avg: 419     median: 419.3 (97%)     max: 425.5 fps
min: 360.5     avg: 377.6     median: 381.3 (88%)     max: 387.5 fps
392.5 fps (91%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 34.5     avg: 39.9     median: 40.7 (72%)     max: 42.6 fps
min: 30.3     avg: 41.6     median: 43.5 (76%)     max: 44.5 fps
42.4 fps (75%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 2.6     avg: 2.9     median: 2.9 (85%)     max: 3 GB/s
min: 2.2     avg: 2.7     median: 2.8 (82%)     max: 2.9 GB/s
2.8 GB/s (82%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 5.2     avg: 5.4     median: 5.4 (93%)     max: 5.4 GB/s
min: 3.1     avg: 4.2     median: 4.5 (77%)     max: 4.6 GB/s
4.2 GB/s (72%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 20.5     avg: 23.3     median: 22.9 (60%)     max: 27 GB/s
min: 22     avg: 29.5     median: 31.6 (82%)     max: 32.9 GB/s
26.9 GB/s (70%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 136     avg: 145.2     median: 140.5 (2%)     max: 174 Seconds
min: 128     avg: 137.8     median: 134 (2%)     max: 190 Seconds
133 Seconds (2%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 80     avg: 85.7     median: 84 (1%)     max: 101 Seconds
min: 82     avg: 87.9     median: 86 (1%)     max: 118 Seconds
86 Seconds (1%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.3468     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.3911 sec
min: 0.3682     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.3984 sec
0.4 sec (8%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 19989     avg: 20578     median: 20192 (43%)     max: 21934 Points
min: 18661     avg: 20944     median: 21063.5 (45%)     max: 22169 Points
20279 Points (43%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 5.655     avg: 5.7     median: 5.7 (1%)     max: 5.86 s
min: 6.088     avg: 6.5     median: 6.5 (1%)     max: 6.834 s
6.1 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 12.287     avg: 12.6     median: 12.5 (1%)     max: 13.193 s
min: 13.291     avg: 14     median: 14 (1%)     max: 14.826 s
13.2 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 289.628     avg: 296.6     median: 293.3 (1%)     max: 310.125 s
min: 309.009     avg: 322     median: 317.7 (1%)     max: 343.848 s
305.1 s (1%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 86915     avg: 97290     median: 96473 (74%)     max: 112434 Points
min: 90336     avg: 105612     median: 105860 (81%)     max: 107186 Points
99321 Points (76%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 29023     avg: 31289     median: 31187.5 (77%)     max: 33181 Points
min: 23510     avg: 34080     median: 35243 (87%)     max: 36767 Points
36991 Points (91%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 79257     avg: 97847     median: 97246.5 (79%)     max: 111988 Points
min: 78811     avg: 90412     median: 90770 (74%)     max: 100969 Points
86389 Points (70%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 80320     avg: 96904     median: 97919.5 (79%)     max: 102987 Points
min: 79100     avg: 90464     median: 90699.5 (74%)     max: 101249 Points
86306 Points (70%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 83056     avg: 98634     median: 97311 (78%)     max: 105981 Points
min: 81936     avg: 92519     median: 92950.5 (75%)     max: 101189 Points
87725 Points (70%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 26626     avg: 29034     median: 29044.5 (73%)     max: 30955 Points
min: 18195     avg: 26105     median: 26451 (67%)     max: 27047 Points
26168 Points (66%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 46013     avg: 51456     median: 51140 (91%)     max: 54226 Points
min: 29796     avg: 45175     median: 45892 (82%)     max: 47225 Points
44787 Points (80%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 16236     avg: 20507     median: 20037 (84%)     max: 22794 Points
min: 8240     avg: 16497     median: 16972 (72%)     max: 17769 Points
17206 Points (73%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
3070 Points (77%)
min: 2905     avg: 2978     median: 2969 (74%)     max: 3083 Points
2990 Points (75%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
20800 Points (81%)
min: 14900     avg: 19460     median: 19807 (77%)     max: 21166 Points
19960 Points (77%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
min: 2175     avg: 2244     median: 2175 (69%)     max: 3105 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
min: 12046     avg: 12726     median: 12046 (49%)     max: 21003 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2106     avg: 2237     median: 2286 (89%)     max: 2290 Points
min: 1990     avg: 2147     median: 2226 (87%)     max: 2311 Points
2311 Points (90%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 22448     avg: 23743     median: 24033 (43%)     max: 24157 Points
min: 17785     avg: 23730     median: 23897 (43%)     max: 25159 Points
24343 Points (44%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2148     avg: 2191     median: 2197 (10%)     max: 2246 Points
min: 1959     avg: 2770     median: 2120.5 (9%)     max: 22993 Points
2183 Points (9%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 22024     avg: 23446     median: 23664 (75%)     max: 24021 Points
min: 6501     avg: 22957     median: 23873.5 (75%)     max: 24554 Points
23720 Points (75%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 9218     avg: 9542     median: 9598 (96%)     max: 9683 Points
min: 7777     avg: 8570     median: 8803 (88%)     max: 9322 Points
9240 Points (92%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 77347     avg: 84105     median: 85336 (85%)     max: 86695 Points
min: 66320     avg: 84499     median: 85128 (85%)     max: 89678 Points
87922 Points (88%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 423     avg: 430.6     median: 432 (1%)     max: 438 ms
min: 433     avg: 443.3     median: 444.5 (1%)     max: 457 ms
437 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 304     avg: 317.6     median: 316 (87%)     max: 335 Points
min: 301     avg: 303.9     median: 303 (83%)     max: 309 Points
313 Points (86%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 338     avg: 364     median: 368 (66%)     max: 382 Points
min: 358     avg: 374     median: 374.5 (67%)     max: 396 Points
383 Points (69%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 2263     avg: 2497     median: 2580 (96%)     max: 2589 Points
min: 2080     avg: 2334     median: 2324.5 (87%)     max: 2513 Points
2193 Points (82%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 228     avg: 354.3     median: 359 (62%)     max: 471 Watt
min: 186.8     avg: 274.2     median: 287.5 (50%)     max: 335 Watt
276 Watt (48%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 349     avg: 392.5     median: 370.5 (68%)     max: 480 Watt
min: 191.9     avg: 284.7     median: 291.5 (53%)     max: 364 Watt
273 Watt (50%)
min: 78     avg: 94.1     median: 93 (62%)     max: 123.2 Watt
118.4 Watt (78%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 12.9     avg: 15     median: 15.2 (11%)     max: 16.8 Points per Watt
min: 17.1     avg: 21     median: 20.8 (15%)     max: 25.2 Points per Watt
21.9 Points per Watt (16%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-13900K → 100% n=50

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7950X → 100% n=50

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D → 101% n=50

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