Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs i5-13500T

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-13500T
2023
14 cores / 20 threads, 35 Watt
14.66
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 120 Watt
39.35
+168%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i5-13500T by a whopping 168% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-13500T and Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking48868
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation44.7256.78
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency39.6431.03
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$232$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 7950X3D has 27% better value for money than i5-13500T.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-13500T and Ryzen 9 7950X3D basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads2032
Base clock speed1.6 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz5.7 GHz
Bus rate92 MHz64K (per core)
L1 cache80K (per core)1024 KB
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)16 MB
L3 cache24 MB (shared)128 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size257 mm271+71+122 mm
Maximum core temperature100 °C89 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C47 °C
Number of transistorsno data13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-13500T and Ryzen 9 7950X3D compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1700AM5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13500T and Ryzen 9 7950X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX286x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-13500T and Ryzen 9 7950X3D technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-13500T and Ryzen 9 7950X3D are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-13500T and Ryzen 9 7950X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size192 GB128 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 770AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.55 GHzno data
Execution Units32no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-13500T and Ryzen 9 7950X3D integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-13500T and Ryzen 9 7950X3D integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-13500T and Ryzen 9 7950X3D integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13500T and Ryzen 9 7950X3D.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0
PCI Express lanes2024

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-13500T 14.66
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 39.35
+168%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-13500T 23284
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 62509
+168%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-13500T 2311
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 2929
+26.7%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-13500T 9138
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 19681
+115%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-13500T 8693
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16551
+90.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-13500T 40528
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 138015
+241%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-13500T 12818
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 20279
+58.2%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-13500T 4.83
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 2.01
+140%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-13500T 21
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 65
+203%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-13500T 1945
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 5974
+207%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i5-13500T 247
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 326
+32%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-13500T 3.05
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 3.86
+26.6%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-13500T 8.2
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 26.9
+228%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-13500T 6683
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 15779
+136%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i5-13500T 100
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 266
+164%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i5-13500T 260
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 393
+51.3%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-13500T 7377
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 24343
+230%

Blender(-)

i5-13500T 291
+238%
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 86

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-13500T 1716
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 2311
+34.7%

7-Zip Single

i5-13500T 5840
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 8321
+42.5%

7-Zip

i5-13500T 40034
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 159341
+298%

WebXPRT 3

i5-13500T 254
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 383
+50.8%

CrossMark Overall

i5-13500T 1324
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 2193
+65.6%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i5-13500T 533
+301%
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 133

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.66 39.35
Integrated graphics card 6.16 4.43
Physical cores 14 16
Threads 20 32
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 120 Watt

i5-13500T has 39.1% faster integrated GPU, and 242.9% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7950X3D, on the other hand, has a 168.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 14.3% more physical cores and 60% more threads.

The Ryzen 9 7950X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-13500T in performance tests.


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