Ryzen 7 2700X vs i7-13700

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-13700
2023
16 cores / 24 threads, 65 Watt
23.26
+111%
Ryzen 7 2700X
2018
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
11.03

Core i7-13700 outperforms Ryzen 7 2700X by a whopping 111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 7 2700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking219700
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation46.979.02
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency33.879.94
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)19 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$384$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-13700 has 421% better value for money than Ryzen 7 2700X.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 7 2700X 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz4.35 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache80K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm12 nm
Die size257 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 7 2700X 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1700AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 7 2700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
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 i7-13700 and Ryzen 7 2700X 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 i7-13700 and Ryzen 7 2700X 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 i7-13700 and Ryzen 7 2700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5600, DDR4-3200DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size192 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth89.6 GB/s46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 770-
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.6 GHz-
Execution Units32-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 7 2700X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 7 2700X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hz-
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz-
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 7 2700X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12-
OpenGL4.5-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 7 2700X.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.03.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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.

i7-13700 23.26
+111%
Ryzen 7 2700X 11.03

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.

i7-13700 36943
+111%
Ryzen 7 2700X 17517

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.

i7-13700 2654
+112%
Ryzen 7 2700X 1254

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.

i7-13700 14806
+142%
Ryzen 7 2700X 6123

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.

i7-13700 10840
+106%
Ryzen 7 2700X 5256

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.

i7-13700 82724
+138%
Ryzen 7 2700X 34763

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.

i7-13700 17194
+61.6%
Ryzen 7 2700X 10643

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.

i7-13700 2.5
+39.2%
Ryzen 7 2700X 3.48

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.

i7-13700 50
+170%
Ryzen 7 2700X 19

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i7-13700 3692
+110%
Ryzen 7 2700X 1762

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.

i7-13700 285
+62.2%
Ryzen 7 2700X 176

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.

i7-13700 3.5
+79.5%
Ryzen 7 2700X 1.95

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.

i7-13700 22
+108%
Ryzen 7 2700X 10.6

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.  

i7-13700 224
+114%
Ryzen 7 2700X 105

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.  

i7-13700 393
+73.4%
Ryzen 7 2700X 227

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.

i7-13700 12289
+157%
Ryzen 7 2700X 4779

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-13700 17564
+150%
Ryzen 7 2700X 7022

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i7-13700 1984
+68.5%
Ryzen 7 2700X 1177

7-Zip Single

i7-13700 6643
+42.9%
Ryzen 7 2700X 4647

7-Zip

i7-13700 91604
+99.9%
Ryzen 7 2700X 45814

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.26 11.03
Recency 4 January 2023 19 April 2018
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 24 16
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 105 Watt

i7-13700 has a 110.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 61.5% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-13700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 2700X in performance tests.


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